The fact of the matter is we cannot take care of the people we have now. Why in the world are we taking up a bill at the present time that is going to increase the number of new Americans that will come into the country every year beyond the very generous figure of 530.000 that already exists? There are three good reasons for immigration policy. One is to promote family unity. and if that Is all this bill did. I would be standing here speaking for it. I am going to offer an amendment before the day is over that will restrict this bills purposes to family unity. but this bill goes far beyond that. Another legitimate purpose would be to take care of refugees and persecuted persons. which has been part of the American tradition. but beyond that legislation with regard to immigration ought to be crafted in such a way that it suits the national interest. not every group of specialinterestpleading organizations that come before the Congress asking that their particular concern be met in this. a patchwork piece of legislation which is designed not to pursue a coherent national purpose but which is designed to satisfy the demands of legions of specialinterest groups that have come to this Congress. They say that we need to increase diversity. We are already the most diverse country in the world. I would ask: Hnw can it be that a bill which extends more visas and the right to enter to more Europeans than we are allowing to enter now which are already the majority group. white Europeans are already the majority group in America. how can that advance the cause of diversity. as though it need to be advanced in a country as diverse as ours already? How can bringing in so many people of the same race as the maJority race encourage diversity? They say we have a labor shortage.
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Generalization that Europeans are the majority race in America and that increasing their numbers does not promote diversity.