President. the figures of 1920 which are the basis for wealth of a nation not only lies in its natural resources but upon the talents of its people. Our greatness as a nation has been founded on the abilities of the worlds homeless and oppressed who came to our shores seeking refuge. Today. our immigration laws stand in opposition to the rich tradition of opportunity for all which gave our country strength. Because we have failed to reconstruct our discriminatory and outdated laws. we are denying our responsibility as the leader in the worlds struggle for peace. The immigration proposals which I have sponsored with Senator KEATING recognize the fact Of life that we are living under a 1960 census. not the outdated quota system. This provision and that providing for the reallocation of unused quotas to oversubscribed countries would certainly help to improve the unjust. inequitable. and hopelessly archaic national origins quota system. Progress in this area is the most urgently needed revision. If we continue to fail to modernize our immigration policy we will negate our own best interests in foreign affairs as well as our own domestic. economic. and social wellbeing. The homeless cry out to us in the name of justice and humanity. We cannot turn a deaf ear to their pleas. The American Committee on Italian Migration. now celebrating its 10th anniversary. has prepared a statement illustrating many of the inadequacies in the present immigration structure. I ask unanimous consent that this statement be printed in the RECORD.
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