Speaker. the principle enunciated by this bill is eminently sound. As in Public Law 85316. we. once again. emphasize the moral importance of reuniting families. Since 1952. with the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act. we have most unfortunately ignored the fourth preference category where the waiting has been hardest and longest. The consular list grew longer and longer while families in the United States lived in longdeferred hopes that some day perhaps the families would become whole again. I agree that the bill is too limited in scope. that it touches on only one of the problems attendant upon our immigration policy. but I admit. too. that it is a step in the right direction. Historically. it has been proven that the immigrant brings with him the vitality. the ambition. the newborn hope that has enriched the cultural and economic pattern of the United States. He brings with him new arts. old and new skills and the hope. that essential core of mans being. which moves mankind forward. I would like to see greater changes made in our immigration policy. but I believe he who will take all or nothing is an irresponsible legislator. This bill should pass. and those of us who are convinced of its insufficiency need not cease in our efforts for a bill of wider scope.
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