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And certain skills may not be in demand. Many African countries have a limited need for atomic physicists. for example. and some Africans mastering this field may be best employed outside their homelands. A brain drain program must be undertaken without doing violence to the spirit of the 1965 immigration legislation ending the discriminatory "national origins" quota system. legislation which I was proud to cosponsor. A brain drain program must be humane. recognizing the importance of uniting families. and providing refuge to many cut off from their homelands for political reasons. A brain drain program must recognize that not all of the drain from developing countries Is to the United States.