Having read the article carefully and being fully aware of the Senators sincerity as well as of his exceptional ability to express his views with clarity. precision. and everpresent realization of facts. I am inclined to believe that the article attributed to him has actually originated on Madison Avenue in New York City. rather than in the Senate Office Building. I do not intend to contribute at this time to the amusement of the House by quoting the characteristic Madison Avenue "punch line" of the article. its opening paragraph. in which it is stated that Christopher Columbus would have been denied a tourist visa to the United States because he was born in Italy. was an indigent. andbelieveitornotinsane. says the article entitled "Columbus Couldnt Get a Visa." The basic premise of this splendid example of promotional prose is the alleged fact that a foreign tourist who wishes to visit the United States is faced with insurmountable difficulties. What are the facts? According to the annual report of the Attorney General of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1960. there occurred a total number of 68.5 millionexactly 685.563.571entries across the borders of the United States in that year. This number of entries includes U.S. citizens and aliens. immigrants and nonimmigrants. border crossers. seamen and airmen. and it includes. of course. multiple entries made by the same person. However. excluding entries made by all seamen and airmen. excluding entries made by our neighbors coming from Canada and Mexico. excluding returning residents and foreign students returning to their studies. excluding persons entering without documents. the total number of entries was 1.406.134. Of this number 1.140.736 aliens entered the United States as nonimmigrants.
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