It is an allnations bill. and one that I sincerely believe will be approved by all Americans. For instance. this bill does not do all that our most liberal friends want done. Specifically. it does not change the national origin quota system or rewrite our basic. fundamental immigration and naturalization laws. While it does not go as far as the liberal heart desires. nevertheless. it frankly goes a little further than the conservative heart would counsel. In other words. this definitely is a compromise piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker. the purpose of this bill is to provide a nonquota status with certain specific limitations for eligible orphans. close relatives of United States citizens and lawfully resident aliens. skilled specialists who are temporarily in the United States. and the balance of the socalled refugees and expellees who were not able to qualify for visas before the expiration of the Refugee Act of 1953. Provision is made herein for expeditious naturalization in the cases of adopted children and citizenship retention requirements are liberalized for children acquiring United States citizenship through birth abroad to United States citizen parents. The bill further provides for the complete termination of the socalled quota mortgages imposed on various countries by the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. For instancelittle Latvias quota is mortgaged to the year 2274.
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