Speaker. I rise in opposition to H.R. 5559. This bill makes two changes in our immigration laws. admittedly not major changes but changes nevertheless which I believe require further study and consideration. I would ask the membership of the House today to vote against this bill on suspension of the rules so that the Immigration Subcommittee can deal with these questions next year when the entire subject of legal immigration will be viewed by the subcommittee. There are two things wrong with this bill. The first. section 102 would allow religious functionaries to enter the United States as special immigrants. A special immigrant is someone who can enter without waiting and is not counted against the overall admission ceiling. So. what is wrong with that? Besides allowing lay workers from the more traditional religions. it will also allow lay workers from any cult to enter without restriction and without waiting.
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