Mr. Speaker. I am today submitting to the House of Representatives a bill to allow alien crewmen serving on U.S. fishing vessels to debark temporarily on Guam. the Northern Mariana Islands. and American Samoa. This is admittedly a most controversial measure. My bill would amend a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act originally instituted to protect American jobs on American ships. Guam and the other offshore areas included in my measure are in a unique position. however. We have no large pool of fishing crewmen to staff U.S.-owned or based fishing vessels. The economic advantage to the people of Guam would be tremendous if U.S. companies could begin using the territory as a transshipment center.
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