Whenever anyone restricts that freedom of speech. restricts that ferment of ideas. they are attacking something that is very fundamental in this country. And our law now in this area attacks it. The select commission. even if it were to be the final arbiter hereobviously it is notvoted on the question "Should the present grounds be retained?" The yeas were 3 and the nays were 13. "Should Congress reexamine grounds for exclusion presently set forth in the Immigration and Naturalization Act?" The yeas were 13. no one in opposition. There was. as I am advised. a separate subcommittee formed of the Attorney General and Elizabeth Holzman. former Member of the House of Representatives. and they finally decided not to include anything because of its complications. I understand why you do not want to get into some of these very complex questions. but when it comes to basic freedom of speech. there I think we ought to be able to act. This is an immigration bill. We ought to be able to move. Again. so there is no misunderstanding of what my amendment does. it does not touch on mental defects. sexual preference. alcoholism. dope addiction. moral turpitude. or all the other things that are categorized in the law. It does not apply to permanent visas. We are only talking about nonimmigrant visas. temporary visas. And my amendment in addition to the terrorist provisions. with which I think everyone would agree. says. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act. no one shall be denied a nonimmigrant visa because of his or her lawful beliefs. activities. or associations. It has been my observation. Mr.
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