Humphrey. came to these shores from Norway. as did the mother of Senator WARREN MAGNUSON. DAN INOUYES father was born in Japan. These parents. born abroad. were admitted to the United States before the national origins quota legislation was enacted in the 1920s. Had it been in effect at that time. it is quite possible that the parents of some of these outstanding Americans might not have been admitted. The Presidents bill will eliminate other discriminations in existing immigration law. It will rectify the hardships involved in the separation of families by existing quota restrictions. It will give. for the first time. favorable consideration to immigrants with special skills. It will extend more generous acceptance to victims of persecution. to exiles from tyranny in less happy lands. If the Goddess of Liberty. whose statue has long been the symbol and beacon of hope in New York Harbor to the arriving immigrants. could speak. she would doubtless say: "Again. Mr. President.
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