Speech #890137968

I commend the Senator from Hawaii for what I believe to be one of the finest presentations I have ever heard on the question of our immigration policy. Senators owe the Senator from Hawaii a great debt of gratitude for his extraordinary contribution in tracing the historical background by which this country arrived at one of the most prejudicial and distasteful parts of U.S. law. namely. the AsianPacific triangle. I have had an opportunity to chair the committee hearings that we held on the immigration bill since February of this last year. The senior Senator from Hawaii has been in constant attendance on those hearings. His questions were pertinent. important. and revealing. He brought to the members of the subcommittee a better understanding and comprehension of this whole matter and how our present immigration law. to a very important extent. affects our relations with the Far East. I think every Member of the Senate would recognize. and should recognize. the extraordinary contribution the Senator from Hawaii has made to the whole pending legislation. I speak for myself. but I know I speak for many other Members of the Senate. when I commend the Senator from Hawaii for his interest. his participation. and his understanding of this whole issue.