Mr. Speaker. I am proud to rise in support of H.R. 15450. a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 to grant religious sisters. nuns. brothers. and �missionaries the same special immigration status now assigned to ministers of religion. In effect. the measure would exempt from the numerical limitation on immigration any Immigrant seeking to enter the United States solely for the purpose of serving as a member of a recognized religious community. and whose services are needed by a religious denomination hay. ing a bona fide organization in the United States. Prior to the enactment of the new immigration law in 1965. brothers and nuns were admitted to the United States as nonpreference immigrants. During the last few years some have been able to qualify under the third and sixth preferences. Today. however. and for the fore- seeable future. these preference classiflcations will be hopelessly oversubscribed. thereby denying admission to these deserving applicants.
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