Mr. Chairman. I rise to support H.R. 2580. to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act. I want. first of all. to commend my distinguished colleague. the gentleman from New York Chairman EMANUEL CELLER. who has fought so vigorously and valiantly for many years in support of reform in our immigration and naturalization laws. His success this year is a tribute to his dedication to the purposes of this legislation. I support this measure because of the long overdue changes and improvements it makes in our present immigration and naturalization laws. I am proud. by my bill. H.R. 2587. to be a coauthor of these changes. I am particularly pleased by the phasing out of the national origins quota system. which through its discriminatory structure runs counter to the basic democratic principles upon which our Nation was founded. Just as we sought to eliminate discrimination in our land through the Civil Rights Act. today we seek by phasing out the national origins quota system to eliminate discrimination in immigration to this Nation composed of the descendents of immigrants. We can certainly pass no more meaningful piece of legislation which seeks to make a reality out of the dream of America than this bill we act on today.
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