Mr. Speaker. today I am introducing a bill to allow waiver of visa requirements for foreigners visiting the Territory of Guam for 15 days or less. This measure is identical to those I submitted in previous Congresses. It is narrowly constructed to apply only to Guam. and is primarily aimed at the Japanese tourist trade. which comprises the overwhelming portion of Guams tourism industry. Guam would benefit from the ease with which greater numbers of foreign tourists could enter the territory. We would not pose a threat to the tourist business in other parts of the United States because. in the Par Western Pacific. Guam is catering to a different clientele: People from the Orient coming a shorter distance and for a shorter stay. often on "package deals." I believe there is very little chance for development of an overstay problem because Guam is too distant from any other desirable U.S. areas. all of which would still require visitor entry visas. And the island is small enough to allow easy discovery and removal of overstays by Immigration authorities. Guam is in desperate need of alternatives to its largely military and governmental employment economy. Tourism is an industry which could be readily developed further because of the existing infrastructure.
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