E. Railroad because his family needed the money. and he later went to night school so he could make something of himself. This Jewish immigrant from Russia. this boy who owned nothing more than the promise of opportunity in a free land did indeed make something of himself. As the years went by. he rose through the ranks of the P. & L. E. Railroad to eventually become the auditor of revenuea top accounting jobin an industry which then had no room for Jews. let alone Jewish immigrants. Herman Strahl. and hundreds of others like him. have made America a better land to live in. If we. today. do not use our economic strength to encourage free immigration of citizens from Russia and all foreign lands. to the countries of their choice. we will be choking off one of the sources of vitality and renewal for our country. and other lands as well. Mr. Speaker. I want this Congress to see that the Herman Strahls of this century have given much more to America than they have received. or even expected to receive. I want this Congress to see that it is in our own enlightened selfinterest to work toward a more open immigration policy throughout. this world. I urge this Congress to vote for an international trade policy with Russia. and other nations. which clearly says that human values are even more important than economic values to the people 6f America today.
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