I have stated time and time again that while I might agree with the thrust of the amendment. nonetheless we cannot consider it in that very narrow viewpoint. we must consider the whole preference system. It is for this reason that I prepared a general revision bill after long deliberation. I was a member of the subcommittee on immigration when we provided for the elimination of the national origins quota. But what we are seeking to do now is to merely reduce the backlog that existsnot to divide married brothers and sisters from unmarried brothers and sisters. and. therefore. violate the very basic philosophy we employed when we eliminated national origins: to reunite families. We are seeking now to correct these inequities through this temporary measure. hoping that when the bill runs its course that things will be equal. and things will be just again.
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