I am sympathetic to the concerns of the distinguished Senators from California and Minnesota. although I shall not support it for the reasons which the chairman and the ranking member of the committee have stated. Mr. President. the reason for my question about the applicability of the Territories is because of the alien labor situation in the Virgin Islands. There are approximately 15.000 noncitizen workers employed in the Virgin Islands. Those of us on the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee have tried to find some remedies to this situation. The main support for services now in the Virgin Islands. however. comes out mostly from the British Virgin Islands and other British islands around there. and from some of the French islands. The Senator can see that I would be very much concerned about the amendment if it did apply to those aliens and noncitizens where employers would be paying the employment tax for those noncitizens. Since I have been assured that this does not apply to the Virgin Islands. nor to the other territories in which the situation prevails. the problem does not apply. However.
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