Speaker. it is Indeed gratifying to me. and. I am sure. to many other Members of the House. thait the Senate has passed the immigation reform bill. and the legislation is now In a SenateHouse conference. This legislation removes the offensive national origins quota system which has been the basis for our immigration laws for more than 40 years. Ever since coming to Congress 13 years ago. I have advocated liberalization of the immigration laws and sponsored legislation to carry out this proposal. Our late beloved President. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. sponsored similar bills in the Senate. for he recognized that the national origins quota system was discriminatory. As President of the United States. John F. Kennedy sent to Congress in 1963 immigration legislation that called for major reforms in U.S. immigration policy. including abolition of the national origins quota system. President Lyndon Johnson has been a strong supporter of these proposals. and marked the immigration bill as one of his "must" pieces of legislation in the 1st session of the 89th Congress. Mr. Speaker.
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