Speech #890120696

The fourth 10 percent will be assigned to the married children of American citizens. The next 24 percent. plus leftovers from earlier priorities. has been set aside for brothers and sisters of American citizens. In addition to these preferences. a category of "immediate relatives" has been established to include parents. spouses and minor unmarried children of American citizens. all of whom are to be admitted without regard to the 170.000 total limitation on immigration. The bill. then. goes far toward eliminating the cruelties of family separation which the United States has inadvertently been responsible for committing under the old law. Thanks to the provision that sets aside 20 percent of the total annual limitation to members of professions. scientists and artists. the bill will certainly go far toward enriching the cultural and economic life of our Nation.