Mr. Speaker. 1 week ago today the Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality held an executive hearing on the eligibility of Richard Burton to receive a visa and to be admitted into the United States. The nature of this highly publicized affair called for an executive session in which we could get at the facts. unhindered by sensationalism. While the hearings were under way. word got out about the nature of the inquiry and members of the press were obviously curious to know the results of our inquiry. At the conclusion of the executive hearing I issued the following statement to the press: Our subcommittee held an executive meeting this morning to examine the administration of the Immigration and Nationality laws in relation to the Richard Burton case. At issue were the questions of his eligibility to receive a visa to enter the United States and his eligibility to enter the United States under our immigration laws. Mr. Abba Schwartz of the State Department and Immigration Commissioner Raymond J. Farrell were before our subcommittee as witnesses on the issue. In the course of the hearing. both State and Justice Department representatives stated they would review their position on this case in light of the growing public clamor against admitting Burton and others like him into our country.
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