Speech #870108923

Mr. Chairman. this amendment is technical in nature and designed solely to make the language pertaining to the admission of foreign participants in one of the technical information and assistance programs authorized by the bill before us. consistent with the definitions of the basic immigration code. The committee report states on page 85 that the language of section 633(f) of the bill H.R. 8400 is patterned after section 201 (a) of the Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948. as amended. It has. unfortunately. the same deficiencies which that provision had. I am glad to note that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has now corrected the deficiencies and recommends. in H.R. 8666. the new educational exchange bill. which will come before the House shortly. new and proper language as recommended in a report filed by myself in behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary on July 17 of this year. The number of that report is House Report No. 721. The principal deficiency of the provision relating to entry of foreign exchange personnel as contained in a 1952 amendment to the SmithMundt Act consisted of the incomplete and therefore improper reference to section 101 (a) (15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. That section defines nine different categories of nonimmigrants classified in its paragraphs (A) through (I). Briefly described. the classes of nonimmigrants specified in that section of the WalterMcCarran Act are as follows: Paragraph Class: designation Diplomatic and associated personnel ----------------------------- (A) Visitor ---------------------------- (B) Alien in transit ------------------ (C) Crewman (seaman or airman) --- (D) Trader under a treaty- -----------(E) Student --------------------------- (F) International organization delegate or official --------------------- () Specially qualified person. temporary worker or trainee ----------(H) Representative of foreign information media ------------------ (I) Aliens contemplated to be admitted under section 633(f) of the bill before us. which this amendment would rephrase. fits perfectly into paragraph (H) and as to their specific classification in one of the separate three categories specified in that provision. it appears proper to leave that determination to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. The administrative determination will depend. of course. on the nature of duties assigned to each of the entering foreign participants in our technical assistance programs. I hope that my amendment. simply making a noncontroversial provision of this bill consistent and compatible with our immigration laws. will be adopted