Chairman. I support H.R. 981 and urge favorable consideration by the House. The Immigration. Citizenship and International Law Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary under the chairmanship of the able gentleman from Pennsylvania . has labored long and hard to bring about needed changes in our immigration law. Following 2 years of hearings on the illegal alien problem. the Subcommittee brought to the floor H.R. 982. a bill to bring an end to the flow of illegal aliens across our borders. I trust the other body will move btfore the end of this session to pass this urgently needed legislation. Now this bill. H.R. 981. proposes to effect a second most needed improvement in our immigration system the establishment of a preference system and per country numerical ceiling for the Western Hemisphere. The absence of these provisions for the Western Hemisphere resulted from the manner in which the 1965 Immigration Act. after originating in the House. was amended by the other body. In consequence. since 1968 we have had what amounts to two different immigration systems for the two hemispheres. H.R. 981. Mr.
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