Speech #890106483

Mr. President. aside from the glaring inequities in our Immigration Act with respect to the quota system based on national origins. there are other sections which are equally unjust. The bill I am introducing on behalf of myself and the Senator from Michigan will eliminate several sections and amend another. to bring the Immigration Act into harmony with our traditional American concept of fair play and justice for all under the law. My bill proposes to establish a statute of limitation on deportation proceedings brought against aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resident in this country. Under this amendment. no such action could be effected if the alien has been living continuously in this country for 10 years or more. nor could an action be brought against an alien if the conduct for which he could be deported occmred more than 10 years before the proceeding is brought. Although the Supreme Court in the case of Schneider versus Rusk has ruled that a naturalized citizen who returns to his country of birth and remains for more than 3 years cannot be stripped of his U.S. citizenship. the sections of the act which contain these odious provisions should be repealed to make our immigration laws consistent with the Courts ruling. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be printed in full at this point in the RECORD.