The 89th Congress. where more than 70 Members of the House were freshmen and were not involved in stale controversies. welcomed the approach and endorsed it. Congress also voted a heavy increase in Federal funds for higher education. both at the college levels and beyond. thus becoming the third successive session in a row to place major emphasis on Federal assistance to the upgrading of educational opportunity at these levels. A major action of the 89th Congress was approval of an immigrationreform measure. killing the 40yearold national origins quota system that invited migrants from northern Europe who did not wish to come and prohibited or severely limited the immigration of families from the nations of southern and eastern Europe who did want to be a part of America. Every President since Mr. Trumans day has asked for major revisions in this law. particularly in the national origins provisions that implied some groups were more worthy than others of citizenship in this country. Five years ago it would have been the general judgment that revision and reform of the immigration laws were simply impossible. But with the addition of 70 new Members of the House and the backing of the White House the quota laws came tumbling in The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was another major achievement of the lst session of the 89th. It became apparent late last year that the Civil Rights Act of 1964. despite its sweep and scope. did not give adequate protection to minority groups. such as Negroes in some Southern States. in performing the simple acts of registering and voting. The situation in Selma.
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Implies that some groups (Northern Europeans) were less interested in immigrating to America, while others (Southern and Eastern Europeans) were more eager.