Speech #890137936

Mr. President. some 14.000 immigrant physicians and surgeons. and about 28.000 nurses helped alleviate the shortage of trained persons in the critical medical field in the 195261 periods. about 4.900 chemists. 1.100 physicists. and over 12.000 techniciansvitally needed workers who support scientists and engineers--were admitted in that same period. This data was gathered from the annual reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the years 195261. Between 1953 and 1961. over 166.000 immigrants entering this country possessed skills in such critical Job areas as physics. nursing. medicine. teaching. engineering. and other kindred fields. These were occupations declared to be in short supply by the Technical Committee on Critical Occupations of the Labor Department. occupations which are used by the Selective Service in determining deferments in the national interest. Some 12.680 immigrant physicians and surgeons. and about 25.376 nurses helped alleviate the shortage of trained persons in the critical medical field in the 195261 period. about 4.448 chemists. 4.036 natural scientists. and 19.894 technicians--vitally needed workers who support scientists and engineerswere admitted in that same period. Typical nonagricultural occupations now certified to be in short supply by the Labor Department are librarians. dietitians. laboratory technicians. physical therapists. systems engineers. cabinetmakers. machinists. draftsmen. and tailors. I ask unanimous consent to submit and have printed in the RECORD table VIII. showing the selected professional. technical. and kindred workers admitted There being no objection. the table was to the United States. 195961. and total. ordered to be printed in the RECOaD. as January 1. 1953. to June 30. 1961. follows: TABLE VIII.-Selected professional. technical. and kindred workers admitted to the United States. 195961. and total Jan. 1. 1958. to June 80. 1961 1961 1960 1959 Jan. 1. 1953. to Total Percent of Total Percent of Total Percent of Total Percent of PTKs I PTKs I PTKs I PTKs I Total -------------------21.453 100. 0 21. 940 100.0 23. 287 100.0 166. 413 100. 0 Engineers ---------------------2. 868 13.4 3.338 15. 2 3. 936 16. 9 27. 142 16.3 Natural scientists ------------------ 376 1.7 401 1.8 428 1.8 5.036 2.4 Physicists ---------------------- 151 .7 162 .7 155 .7 ....................