Michael DeBakey was born in the Cajun country of Lake Charles. La.. where his father. Shaker DeBakey. an immigrant from Lebanon. settled at the turn of the century. Shaker DeBakey fathered five children and among them are two surgeons. Michael and Ernest. and a medical writer. Selma. Dr. Michael DeBakey. son of an immigrant. at 56 years of age is one of the worlds great heart surgeons. I share with many of my colleagues In the House of Representatives the hope that the Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality will soon report a more liberal bill in line with the declarations of the Democratic Party at its convention in 1964. Four PresidentsTruman. Eisenhower. Kennedy. and now President Johnsonhave urged the Congress to repeal the archaic national origins quota system. President Johnson. in the campaign of 1964. pledged his allout support for the revision of this law. He has worked consistently since the election for the repeal of this section of the law.
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