President. there is another measure dealing with this subject matter. namely. House bill 6888. which is commonly known as the sheepherders bill. When that bill was passed by the House of Representatives some time ago. it contained not only a provision with respect to an increase in the number of nonquota sheepherders and their wives and children. but also quite a number of amendments to the Refugee Act and the Nationality Act. That is the bill the majority leader has called up at this time. and to that bill I have offered the amendment in the nature of a substitute. The substitute embraces both of the provisions of the bill of the Senator from North Dakota . which has been laid aside. The substitute also embraces both of the provisions of House bill 6888. and. in addition. there are some other provisions which I shall undertake to explain. By way of prelude. let me say that I am not insensible to the fact that this whole immigration problem is highly controversial. and that the cleavages are sharp. indeed. I was not the initiator of this effort. it has been going on for some time. There have been quite a number of conferences. both formal and informal. with respect to some kind of an immigration bill. Mr. President.
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