The single overriding point is that aliens should and must be evaluated as individuals. not as incorrigible vassals of a racial. ethnic. or national strain. They must be evaluated as future Americans. not as former Italians. or Greeks. or Congolese. or Ethiopians. or anything else. I anticipate that those who would object to a more liberal immigration code on grounds of labor competition will be reassured on the provision calling for secondary preference in such circumstances. I would hope. too. that those who oppose on these grounds will take proper note of the preference given to professional people whose talents and services are urgently needed in this country. But the single most significant aspect of this bill remains the removal of the national origins quota system. It will permit a more intelligent approach to admission of aliens. It will eliminate the burden of anxiety and unhappiness that plague so many of our citizens.
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Aliens should not be evaluated as vassals of a racial, ethnic, or national strain.