The Senator from Rhode Island has touched on the most basic point of this legislation. We have often heard in speeches in opposition to the legislation that because other countries throughout the world have discriminatory and restrictive immigration policies. it is reasonable to argue that our immigration policy. in the year 1965. should be discriminatory. The Senator from Rhode Island. however. has underscored the fundamental point that. as the leader of the free world. and as a country that tries to demonstrate leadership in the whole cause of democracy and freedom. it is essential that our immigration law reflect our fundamental belief in the dignity and worth of the individual. That is the theme of the remarks of the Senator from Rhode Island. It is basic to this legislation. It is something that all Senators should reflect upon. When they do. I believe they will find that this immigration legislation is fundamentally based on the dignity of the Individual. It is in keeping with the growth of a stronger national policy as regards individual rights that has been reflected in many other measures enacted by the Congress in recent years.
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