Speech #1020086094

Participants. represented by the Department of Professional Employment of the AFLCIO. included: the Actors Equity Association. the American Federation of Musicians. the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. the American Guild of Musical Artists. the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians. the Screen Actors Guild. and the Writers Guild of AmericaEast. Mr. President. these groups represent a wide spectrum of people in our artistic community. I hope Congress acts quickly to respond to their concerns about the need to reform the Immigrant Act of 1990. More importantly. this legislation will enrich American audiences. and make American arltists and performers more welcome abroad. All sides win with this legislation.*