An earthquake >it the island of SAo Jorge on Tuesday. causing widespread damage and forc:.ng at least 20.000 persons from their homes. In 1958. when a similar calamity struck the Azores. President Kennedy. then Senator from Masachusetts. cosponsored special emergency legislation to provide nonquota imr.igrant visas so that some of these disp aced Portugese citizens could enter the United States. The tragedy of this week is just as great and it calls for similar compassionate action on the part of our country. As soon as the report are in on the extent of the damage and the number of persons rendered homeless by the catastrophe. I intend to introduce similar emergency legislation to relax the immigration quota. I hope it will find the :.upport of Congress.
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