Mr. Speaker. those days are long past. and the "cooly trade" laws can now be considered anachromsms. In addition. we amended the immigration laws in 1965 in our first step aimed at eliminating the national origins quotas for those who wish to emigrate to this country. and I feel that it is now time to remove from the books those previous laws which are no longer needed and which also carry connotations of inferiority for the mistreated Oriental whose plight they were designed to relieve a century ago. While we go about the business of building bridges to Asia and cementing relations with many countries of the east. we should wipe out the references which are a reminder of an unhappier era and which can only serve as a potential barrier to better international relations. All Federal agencies affected agree that these laws might well be disposed of now. and I join my colleague in urging favorable action today by the House on this legislation to repeal the "cooly trade" laws.
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