Speech #890136552

The substance of my amendment has been endorsed by the New York Times. the Christian Science Monitor. the Minneapolis Tribune. the St. Paul Pioneer Press. and the distinguished columnist Charles Bartlett. On July 17. 1965. the New York Times published an editorial entitled "Progress on Immigration." I wish to read this portion: Secretary Rusk urges that LatinAmerican nations remain outside any ceiling. as they are now outside of the quota system. But this wellintentioned position could lead to trouble and Il will in the not so distant future if immigration from Latin America and the Caribbean should grow sharplyas there are signs that it willand pressure were then built up to limit a sudden flood of immigrants for which the country was unprepared. While the entire law is being overhauled. it would be better to place all the nations of the world. including those to the south of the United States. on exactly the same footing. I ask unanimous consent that the editorial from the New York Times may be printed at this point in the body of the RECORD as a part of my remarks.