At long last. this bill offers some of these people the realization of their hopes. Not only they. but all those American families which have been anxiously waiting and hoping for their arrival. will have their hearts lightened by this bill. This measure firmly reasserts the principle that the reuniting of families shall be one of the basic and permanent cornerstones of our immigration policy. By passing this bill we show once again that America. even though she operates through the cold quotas and figures of the Immigration and Nationality Act. is willing to change those figures where human suffering is at stake. We demonstrate that. in the final analysis. our democratic feelings shape our decisions. In a limited way. this bill is a reaffirmation that America still believes in the words of Emma Lazarus.
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