The subject matter involved in Senate bill 2550 relates to the lives of people. it relatesto their happiness. their security. and their freedom. I remind my colleagues that we are debating an issue and we are discussing a subject which has been of the very fabric and life of the American political system. The United States is known for the welcome it has extended to immigrants. it is a living testimonial to the value of immigration. Every Member of this body is an immigrant. or if not an immigrant. the son or daughter of an immigrant. in one generation. two. three. four. five. or six generations past. The founding fathers of the Republic were immigrants. and I may say that in the beginning. this Nation surely would not have been likely to become what it is today had restrictive quotas and restrictive terms. such as those which are now being proposed. been applied to immigration. I should like to have these words at least sink into the RECORD. if not into the empty seats. I would hope that at some time we may give thought to the importance of a sensible. practical. humane. liberal immigration policy. This is particularly desirable now. Mr.
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