Every time something comes up on the floor of this body we are told it will seriously jeopardize our international relations with our Latin American friends. This was the red herring that was used at the time the House considered the immigration bill. We had a real tought fight on that legislation at that time. We did not prevail. We attempted to put on a hemispheric limitation. but after all of those arguments the bill on immigration went over to the other body and almost within 24 hours all of those arguments. which sounded plausible on the floor of the House were undercut. They get rather threadbare with that kind of argument. but they did it. The administration was for this legislation. it was for this provision in the last year. and we should help them get it for the benefit of the Treasury of the United States.
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