Mr. President. I am reluctantly supporting the 1year ex tension of Public Law 85316. which grants nonquota visas to eligible alien orphans who have been adopted or who will be adopted by citizens in this country. Lest there be any misunderstanding of my reluctance. let me say right off that it is not due to any opposition to the program per se. On the contrary. I am hopeful that this program may grow and that it will become a substantial and humane part of our immigration policy. Certainly I cannot think of any program more indicative of the great social conscience of our country than that its citizens are eager and willing to hold out their hands and hearts to the worlds homeless orphans. whatever their nationality or country of origin. That we allowed the program to expire even for a short time is tragic.
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