I therefore ask unanimous consent that my name may be added as a cosponsor of the bill for the relief of certain aliens distressed as the result of natural calamity in the Azores Islands. and for other purposes. introduced by the distinguished junior Senator from Rhode Island on June 4. 1958. The bill. If enacted. would authorize 1.500 special nonquota visas to be issued to Portuguese nationals who have lost their homes and their means of livelihood in the volcanic ash. The bill does not deprive any other nation of its regular quota and it retains the usual standards of eligibility for immigration into the United States. The people of the Azores are proud and energetic. I know that the people of Portuguese descent now in the United States will welcome them.
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