Fortunately we can do more than merely express concern. The United States. in our great tradition of open arms. can help those who lost their homes and livelihoods in the Sicilian earthquakes. Thus it is that I am today introducing legislation to permit 1.000 victims of the earthquakes and their families to receive special visas to enter the United States. The purpose of this legislation is clear: we can and should extend a helping hand to those uprooted by this natural disaster. The precedents for such legislation are historical and the need for the United States to act at this time is without question.