I want to pay particular tribute to the contributions made by the Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee in carrying forward views consistent with our Republican platform and principles. My colleague. the gentleman from West Virginia . has performed a stellar job In this connection. In addition. the gentleman from Minnesota . by persisting in behalf of a numerical ceiling on Western Hemisphere immigration. has helped produce a result which is equitable for the people of all of the friendly nations throughout the world. I am thinking primarily of our friends across the Atlantic with whom we have so much in common and whose citizens by emigrating to these shores in the past have contributed so substantially to our culture. our economy. and our political system. Mr. Speaker. the conference committee report results in producing an immigration bill which should contribute to our countrys improved foreign relations and to an orderly immigration system consistent with the natural growth and development of our society. I am particularly happy that this legislation will enable the families of American citizens to be reunited more rapidly and that we will have the benefit of those skilled and professional individuals who prefer our system of government and who desire the opportunities which are afforded in our land. Mr.
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