However. in a spirit of compromiseand to acknowledge the concerns of many that this preference should be limited in order to give greater numbers to more immediate family reunion categoriesI am offering an amendment that allows at least unmarried brothers and sisters to join their families here. I believe it would be wrong to totally close the door to all brothers and sisters. as this bill does. The fifth preference represents an essential element in the family reunification goals of several communities in our societyespecially Asian familieswhose opportunity to take advantage of this provision began only after the 1965 reforms. which removed the racist national orgins quota system. Now. just 17 years later. we are again closing the door. Mr.
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