I would also like to point out that the effect of the committee bill without the Rodino amendment would have been to cut all immigration from Mexico last year from 64.000 to 41.000. which is at the very least a 331/3percent cut. in fact. it would actually cut in half the number of immigrants from Mexico who come in under the preference system. Therefore in the category it is more than a 50percent cut. And it pressures inside Mexico at a time when we ought to be trying to help them get out of their predicament. I would think that the amendment offered by the chairman. the gentleman from New Jersey is a logical middle ground. and one that recognizes the facts of life as they exist on the border. instead of trying to fit them into a rigid scheme. desirable as it is as an overall pattern.
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