Exchange of diverse cultures. ideas. and innovation has stimulated a climate of friendship among nations of the free world. where a common ground has been cleared for problems and concepts indigenous to all participants. In short. isolationism has taken its last breath in an evershrinking world. Yet we have an immigration policy which is in part isolationist and wholly iniquitous. and one which lags behind the demands and ignores the phenomena of a world in motion. History has proven that naturalized Americans. and those who were the sons and daughters of immigrant stock of all countries have made gigantic contributions to the United States in their communities. businesses. and government. In retrospect. we are all descendants of immigrants. H. R. 501 is a genuine and sincere attempt to base our immigration laws on the premise that each person deserving American citizenship. regardless of race. color. or creed is to be judged according to his ability. fitness. and capabilities of becoming a good citizen of this country. Its overall purpose is to provide a fair law and one which can be administered with a minimum of entanglements and inconsistencies for which the McCarran Act is infamous. Since my election to Congress in 1952.
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