Speech #960255222

I doubt if there is any Member of the Senate who would disagree with the point the Senator has just made. We ought to have control over our immigration policy. The question is whether. in developing that policy under the current circumstances. it would not make more sense to have the report of the Select Commission. and then to proceed on that basis. a comprehensive basis. rather than introducing a ceiling 8 months into the year in which the ceiling is going to apply. which makes it virtually impossible to develop a judicious policy with respect to how each of the covered categories shall be treated. If we are at this ceiling figureand there has been some difference of opinion on the floor as to what figure we have now reached. because the chairman of the subcommittee has just stated that we are beyond the Senators 650.000 figurethe consequence. if the sense of the Senate is adhered to by the administrationand I do not think our expressions of view should be taken lightlywould be just to stop everything.