Speech #870129611

Speaker. since H.R. 8666. along with numerous other bills today. is being processed under suspension of the rules. an amendment would be out of order. I feel it necessary to call to the attention of the House certain inconsistencies in the operation of the cultural exchange program that I hope the committee will consider and I certainly hope will adopt in the coming years. I wish to direct your attention to section 109. amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. and I call your particular attention to subsection (e) which provides that a foreign exchange student who acquires his training and skill in the United States may return to this country for admission as a permanent resident after spending 2 years out of the country upon his departure after completing his training program. Mr. Speaker. we have been told on numerous occasions that the purpose of training foreign students here in the United States is that they will return to their native lands and use their newly acquired skills and knowledge to advance living standards in their native countries.