As I pointed out. our image abroad is not being enhanced. Nor. are we giving people from other parts of the world an opportunity to see for themselves that much of the antiAmerican propaganda to which they are subjected. is just not true. I want to stress that this legislation would in no way jeopardize our security nor serve as an avenue of evading our immigration laws. Under section 3 of the bill. first. persons whose activities would be prejudicial to the public interest. welfare. safety or security of the United States. anarchists. Communists. subversives of any kind. violators of our narcotic laws. criminals. those afflicted with any dangerious contagious disease and the insane would continue to be barred from entry. Second. a visitor would still require a valid passport good for a period of at least 6 months beyond the term of the visitthat is beyond the 90 days of his visit. The temporary visit would be for 90 days only and could not be extended or renewed. nor could the status of the visitor be adjusted to that of an immigrant during such visit as is permissible under the law if the visitor is in the United States on a visitors visa. Third. should a nonvisa visitor overstay his 90 days or engage in employment during the 90day visit. a 2year additional period is added to any priority date he would otherwise be eligible for as an applicant for an immigrant visa. Section 4 of the bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the powers of the Attorney General to enter into contracts with transportation lines to assure the departure from the United States of these nonvisa visitors. The possibility should be explored by the Immigration and Naturalization Service that this contract provide for such procedures as feasible to enable immigration inspectors at the port of entry to precheck passenger lists prior to the arrival of the passenger. While this would in no way inconvenience the traveler. who would be unaware of the transportation lines furnishing necessary information. it would afford the United States all the security precautions now taken by consular offices prior to the issuance of a visitors visa. Since we seek to show visitors they are welcome. section 5 would give the Secretary of State and Attorney General discretion so that the fingerprinting and alien registration requirements are not applicable to these 90day nonvisa visitors. Sections 6 and 7 of the bill are designed to further discourage employment of aliens ineligible to work. Since this bill would benefit our country in so many wayseconomically. by encouraging visitors from abroad. politically. by giving the world a greater chance to see that the antiAmerican propaganda disseminated abroad is not true. and socially and morally. by showing the peoples of the world that we are indeed a free country and an open society which welcomes visitors to come and see for themselves. and even potentially diplomatic value. should the State Department be able to negotiate our way into a better relationship with the other countries of the world. I urge the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary to schedule hearings on this farreaching proposal at the earliest possible date. By Mr. MILLER (for himself and
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Generalization that immigrants are a security threat.