I am introducing today. for appropriate reference. a bill to authorize the Immediate entry into the United States of 2.000 natives of Italy and their families who have lost their homes and livelihoods as a result of the recent tragic earthquakes in Sicily. This is an identical bill to that introduced by the able and distinguished gentleman from New Jersey . This legislation authorizes 2.000 special immigrant visas only to natives of Italy who were uprooted by the earthquakes in Sicily and are in urgent need of assistance for the essentials of life. The wives and children of such aliens would also be issued special visas. The legislation might therefore benefit some 10.000 to 20.000 people. on the basis of the best available estimates of the number of people suffering from the earthquake who would want to emigrate from Italy. The tragic news of the catastrophe in Sicily saddened the hearts of all compassionate Americans. We sympathize with those families whose homes and possessions were suddenly and irrevocably taken away.
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