Both political parties. for many years. have called for the repeal of this system. All have seen how absurd the system is. Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Casimir Pulaski built liberty for all Americansand America says to their descendants. "You are less desirable than Englishmen or Irishmen." Arturo Toscanini built a symphonic and operatic tradition on these shores. and Enrico Fermi built weapons to save our sons livesand America says to their countrymen. "You are less welcome here than Swedes or Germans." But we know. all America knows. that our immigrants have built this Nationthe last as well as the first. And the follies and the random cruelties the national origins system imposes . have become too clear to be ignored. Last year. I urged passage.of this immigration bill before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the House of Representatives. I told them about a widely known Turkish physician and scientist who sought to come to this country to pursue important research in treatment of heart attacks. An American medical school was anxious for his services. he was anxious to come. But because our immigration law considers Turks as less worthy than Englishmen. or Irishmen. or Germans. this doctor could not come. The United States had then been waiting a year and a half for the valuable services of this man. We waited until this summera total of 21/2 years.
Identified stereotypes
Some nationalities are more desirable than others.