Mr. Speaker. in 1965. the Congress of the United States passed amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act which for the first time did away with the discriminatory national origins quota system. Four PresidentsTruman. Eisenhower. Kennedy. and Johnsonhad urged that the archaic national origins quota system be repealed before the Congress of the United States took this historic action 4 years ago. I am pleased to say that I was one of the early supporters of this immigration reform bill which was enacted in the 89th Congress. One of the great benefits which has accrued to our country since the repeal took place was to clear the backlog of prospective immigrants from the Eastern Hemisphere countries. thereby permitting the scientists. doctors. professors. lawyers. teachers. nurses. and other professional people wishing to immigrate to the United States to come here without encountering lengthy delays because quota numbers were unavailable. Immigrants. and the sons of immigrant parents. have made tremendous contributions to the growth and development of America. and to the wellbeing. not only of Americans. but of all mankind. I want to share with my colleagues another vivid example of an immigrant who came to our shores. and by his dedication to his profession. his hard work. and his determination. made a great contribution not only to mans neverending fight to conquer disease. but to his adopted countryAmerica. America is proud of her adopted sonItalianborn Salvador E. Luriaof the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. who was named on October 16. along with Max Delbreuck and Alfred D.
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