This is the approach that we should take in our efforts in Congress to remove the unwanted features of the law. This brings me to the question: What are the features of the law that ought to be changed? This is a purely rhetorical question. for in the mind of any person who is even vaguely familiar with the Immigration and Nationality Act one issue stands out above all others. which if it were resolved would clear up ninetenths of the controversy associated with the law. I am speaking. of course. of the provisions of the law establishing the national origins quota system. Mr. Speaker. I do not intend to repeat at this time all of the arguments that have been made many times before that the national origins quota system is based on racial discrimination and therefore is wholly out of place on our statute books. This fact is obvious. I believe. to anyone who merely takes the time to examine a few figures. Let him examine what the immigration quotas for the various countries are and compare them with the figures on actual immigration as well as the numbers of qualified aliens who are unable to gain admission into this country solely because of quota limitations. How can anyone justify these figures as sound national policy? For example.
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