President. as I stated. my amendment keeps a limited definition of the fifth preference. The fifth preference presently allows a citizen to bring in his brothers. his sisters. his brothersinlaw. his sistersinlaw. his nieces and his nephews. Obviously. this causes a chain migration problem. a citizen can bring in his brotherinlaw who. once he becomes a citizen. can bring in his brotherinlaw and his family. One famous example is the man in New York who brought in 64 relatives under the fifth preference category. My amendment simply limits the fifth to allow a citizen to bring in those brothers and sisters who have never been married. This is exactly the same definition set forth in the KennedySimpson bill which passed 88 to 4 last year. However. in the spirit of compromise. my amendment does not reduce the number of fifth preference visas for the first 3 years. and only slightly reduces the numbers thereafter. A limited definition will eventually reduce demand and shorten waiting periods for fifth preference visas. Mr. President. almost everyone agrees that something must be done to deal with the fifth preference.
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