CHANGE IN IMMIGRATION LAW NEEDED TO FACILITATE ENTRY OF SKILLED AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE

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persuade our allies to adopt similar t31e possibilities of rese'arcli advances that search workers were forced to "return
controls. There was 'a time when ad- might be of great value not only to our own their own countries, where they lacked the
ininlst>'atifn" leadersa shared this view. Nation but also to the entire world. facilities and equipment to continue their
fore the Congress lri 1862, they _cla-ilned sent that D r. -Rusk's article be made a
that one of its 0-rmclpal aims was " to part of my remarks at this point in the
wage econoinic'war againstllie-Colnmu- RECORD.
nists, One of the three urposes` specifl- There being no objection, the article
eally stated in' the bill is "to prevent was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
communist -economic penetration." The as follows:
exai Hiles of congressional attempts to
choke communism economically are
many, but it appears that the adminis-
tration wishes to ignore these desires.
As we observe another Captive Nations
Week we must think carefully on these
things and decide whether this policy
of increased trade with the Communist
bloc is really the answer we are seeking
when we think of the paths of freedom
open to our friends and relatives in na-
tions held captive by communism.
Let us go forth this year united in a
reaffirmed hope 'with a replenished
spirit, and with a re'comniitment to the
.proposition that this Nation is politically,
"
morally bound to exert its
legally, and
66hSt rit efforts and resources to the re-
est:ahlishment offreedom and indebend-
EASING OF STRICTURES ON LETTING SKILLED
SCIENTISTS STAY IN UNITED STATES
(By Howard A. Rusk, M.D.)
After hearing preliminary reports by a sub-
committee on manpower, the President's
Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and
Stroke took its first official action last Tues-
day.
It issued a resolution urging a change in
immigration laws to facilitate immigration of
highly skilled health research specialists.
Each year several thousand research scien-
tists from abroad come to the United States
on visitors' exchange visas. Such persons can
stay in the United States only 5 years.
Should they wish to immigrate to the
United States and take up permanent resi-
dence they must leave the country and not
One distinguished professor of biochemis-
try told the President's Commission that
his first assistant, who is engaged in a most
promising highly sophisticated research
project, will be forced to leave the country
within the next few months.
Since he cannot be replaced by an Ameri-
can, the research project will come to a halt.
The scientist will either return home
where he has no facilities, equipment, or
funds and will waste his time, or will emi-
grate to another country. Many such per-
sons who are forced to leave the United
States go to Canada.
This same story has been repeated many
times since.
Under the new legislative proposals, such
persons could be admitted to the United
States on permanent visas.
It is because of this that the President's
Commission unanimously adopted and for-
warded to the President its resolution, point-
ing out that "scientific research is of uni-
versal and international benefit."
THE RESOLUTION
reenter for 2 years. The resolution continues:
The action of the President's Commission "Contemporary research requires facilities
amend the immigration laws. "Such facilities and research environments
One of the proposed changes would permit are often more readily available in the United
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CHANGE' IN . IMMIGRATION LAW increased numbers of hg
NEEDED , TO VACItitATE ENTRY to immigrate into the United States. "Gifted scientists who are foreign nationals
The committee is head by Representative but who have received extensive training in
OF SKILLED AND ROr'I;SIONAL MICHAEL A. I EIGHAN, Democrat, of Ohio. the United States are normally compelled
i?EOPLE _ A KENNEDY MEASURE to return to their own countries to
Mr. HART. Mr. President, one of the The bill being cons dered is an `edminis- the considerable detriment of their careers,
mapy reasons for the broadly based sup- tration proposal introduced by Representa- the loss of their potential scientific contri-
port for immigration reform, is the tive EMANUEL CELLER, Democrat, of Brooklyn, butions, and to the permanent injury of the
growing recognition that new legislation at President Kennedy's request a year ago. It research on which they are engaged."
needed to facilitate and encourage the was reintroduced in January at the request In view of this, the Commission recom-
is of President Johnson, mended-that foreign scientists and physicians
entry of selected skilled and professional The bill would establish an immigration of demonstrated accomplishment or recog-
-persons who can help meet urgent man- board that would make continuous studies of nized potential should be given indefinite
power needs and contribute directly to such conditions within and without the extension of their visas.
the development of our society. United States that might have any bearing It also recommended "that the immigra-
A, case, in point is the continuing need on our Nation's immigration policies. tion laws should be so revised as to facilitate
_. After consultation with the appropriate
for highly 's filled health research spe- agencies, the board could rec- the immigration and naturalization of
cial
changes in admission policies to the s and physicians who can make special
Clalists, Several,days ago the President's Government
General. contributions to the intellectual resources
Commission on heart "Disease, Cancer, contributions
y of the Nation."
and Stroke, issued a significant resolu- The bill specifically mentions consulta-
tion. It recommended in part, 'that the - tions with the Secretary of Labor, State, and A MORE MODERN VIEW
immigration lawC'should be so revised as' Defense, but for some strange reason does The bill would also regard epilepsy, mental
to facilitate the immigration' and nat- not include the Secretary of Health, Educa- illness and mental retardation in a more
~7ifilisat on of scientists and physicians tion, and Welfare. modern light.
ll, Inclusion of the latter is particularly im- At present, it is impossible for a person
who Can make special contributions to rtant if the objectives recommended by with a history of any of these conditions to
the intellectual resources of the Nation. the President's Commission on Heart Disease, be admitted t the United States. This con-
. 1932, now pending in the Tudiciary Cancer, and Stroke are to be realized. notes an official Government attitude that
Subcommittee on Immigration and THE CURRENT POLICY such conditions are hopeless, which simply
'Naturalizatio'n, , would accomplish the Under current policies and procedures, Is not true In terms of modern medical
recommendation of the President's Coin- foreigners in the United States on visitors' knowledge.
mission_' It is thebill I introduced nearly exchange visas may petition to be granted The United Epilepsy Association, for ex-
a year ,g0, `on behalf ' of myself and 26 permanent visas. ample, reports that 50, percent of the esti-
other Senators, t0 carry out the legisla- The Department of Justice then asks the mated total of 1,854,000 persons in the United
tive 're'commendations. of Presidents appropriate Government agency for Its rec- States with epilepsy are so amenable to mod-
Ken}nedy and Johnson. ommendations. ern medical treatment that all manifestations
From 1957 to 1963, 985 such requests were of their problem can be completely elim-
In an article for the New York Times acted upon by the Department of Health, inated.
of 3i,ily 5, .1964, Dr. Toward' A. Rusk Education, and Welfare. Of these, 234 were Medical science should have no interna-
comments on the Commission's resolu- persons holding positions in research and tional boundaries.
tion, teaching in colleges and universities.
and makes these sensible observe- Highly skilled research workers should
Dios S Six hundred and eighty-five were physi- have the opportunity of conducting their
i clans, most of whom were engaged In re- studies in the best available environment.
l iedloa'sciencs show a: have no interne- search or teaching.
tional Boundaries Itikhly' skilled research Our present immigration policies, by deny-
workers should have the opportunity of con- Under the current policies and criteria, ing many this opportunity, hinder the possi-
du,eting their- sties in the best available only 207 of -these 985 applications could be bilities of research advances that might be
enivirpnIBent. pur reseiit immigration poll- approved. of great value not only to our own Nation
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE July 9
CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK-A TREE-
DOlyi OFFENSIVE IS NEEDED NOW
Mr. HART. Mr. President, President
Johnson has proclaimed the week of July
12, 1904, as Captive Nations Week. It is
a good time to refresh our minds of the
havoc wrought by international com-
munism, and to renew our energies on
behalf of the millions of citizens in the
captive nations of Eastern Europe.
Years have passed but their hope for
freedom and national independence re-
mains alive, as indeed it must; for it is a
nat 1 earnin of all mankind
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to Poland gave similar experiences,
which I shall never forget.
Let us not, Mr. President, permit this
spirit to languish in a wasteland of in-
activity by the United States. Hope-
fully, we have the good sense to exert
the responsible leadership we claim is
ours, and work with the captive peoples
to make their hope for freedom an
ever-increasing reality. Captive Nations
Week reminds us of our task.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, is
there further morning business?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
J g further morning business?
America's responsibility in this situa- ing business is closed.
tion is clear. As the chief guardian of
liberty, with strong family ties to the
people of Eastern Europe, we must mount
an offensive to support the hope` of the
captive peoples and encourage their faith
that the future holds out the substance
of freedom and national independence.
In ray book, Mr. President, this offen-
sive goes beyond an annual celebration
of Captive Nations Week. It goes be-
yond the passing of freedom resolutions
and the giving of stirring speeches. It
must also include a prudent use of di-
plomacy, trade, and cultural exchange-
in the interests of a peacefully evolution
of freedom and national independence
within the captive nations of the Soviet
bloc.
New opportunities are opening up daily
in this area. Eastern Europe is no
longer a monolithic structure under the
exclusive tutelage of the Soviet Union.
The captive peoples are beginning to stir
in a courageous and valiant way: They
are thinking once again in terms of their
individual national destinies. They are
expressing a -desire for a measure of
freedom and a better way of life, for a
more open society and comfort. And
the Communist leaders are coming to
terms with their. people by preaching
national independence and offering mod-
est political and economic concessions.
The Polish way is rubbing off on neigh-
boring countries. Nationalism is replac-
ing satellitism in Eastern Europe, open-
ing new doors for the West.
It is the wise judgment of the present
administration, just as it was the judg-
ment of Presidents Kennedy and Eisen-
hower, that the best thing we can do for
the peoples of Eastern Europe-short of
a liberation war no thoughtful person
desires-is to encourage them to main-
tain their national identities and to de-
velop their economic independence from
the Soviet Union.
Certainly, Mr. President, there are
risks involved in this course of action-
I would be the first to admit it. And, to
be sure, the devices by which the Com-
munist hierarchy continues to rule are
still intact. As a system of exerting
power, communism is very efficient, in-
deed--even if its economic system has
many defects. But changes are afoot;
the potential for bending these changes
to the cause of freedom exists, a poten-
tial which challenges the creativity and
ingenuity of the free world.
The Attorney General's recent trip to
Poland reminds us of the undying spirit
of the Polish people and their fellowmen
behind the Iron Curtain. My own visit
D _1t. L 11.14PLOYMENT AND DUAL
COMPENSATION
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the unfin-
Ished business be laid before the Senate
and be made the pending business.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, the Chair lays before the
Senate the unfinished business.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the bill (H.R. 7381) to simplify, mod-
ernize, and consolidate the laws relating
to the employment of civilians in more
than one position and the laws concern-
ing the civilian employment of retired
members of the uniformed services, and
for other purposes.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to can
the roll.
Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that the order for the
quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER Without
objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I am
chairman of the committee to which the
bill was referred; but the bill was han-
dled by the subcommittee of which the
Senator from Texas [Mr. YARBOROUGH]
is chairman. That subcommittee held
the hearings, and the Senator from
Texas is very familiar with the subject.
`For that reason, I have asked him to
handle the bill on the floor of the Senate.
Mr. YARBOROUGH. Mr. President,
this bill is the product of approximately
9 years' careful study by various agencies
of Government, the Civil Service Com-
mission, and the Committees on Post Of-
fice and Civil Service of the House and
Senate. It is a major reform in the laws
affecting the employment of all retired
military persons. Heretofore, some 50
statutes and more than 200 decisions by
the Comptroller General have regulated
personnel actions in regard to these peo-
ple. This proposed law completely re-
places all of those statutes and decisions,
some of which are nearly a century old.
It is of vital importance to the U.S. Gov-
ernment that this bill be favorably con-
sidered by the Senate.
In 1894, Congress declared t}at the
general policy of the Government regard-
ing the employment of retired military
persons would be that no retired officer
receiving an annuity amounting to $2,500
a year could be employed. At that time,
$2,500 was a lot of money. Today a
retired master sergeant receives about
that much money. The law is clearly
antiquated. It is also riddled with excep -
tions, both statutory and administrative.
Today, only regular commissioned offi-
cers and warrant officers who have re-
tired for length of service rather than
any kind of disability are excluded from
employment. Enlisted men are com-
pletely exempted from the statutes. Re-
serve officers may work for the Govern-
ment and receive both a civilian salary
and their military retirement. While
another civilian at the next desk per-
.forming the same duties and having the
same qualifications is limited to $10,000
total compensation merely because he
was retired from the service for a non-
combat physical disability. The laws
presently existing are highly discrimina-
tory and deprive the Government of the
services of highly trained persons who
could render valuable service in this
atomic age. It is vital that this legisla-
tive be enacted.
H.R. 7381 was the subject of hearings
before the Senate Post Office and Civil
Service Committee on December 12, 1963.
After careful consideration the bill was
amended and reported to the Senate
March 4, 1964.
The committee's amendments are de-
signed to improve the House bill by elimi-
nating section 205, which would, in es-
sence, prohibit the employment of retired
military personnel. Almost all witnesses
appearing before the committee favored
the elimination of this section. Mr. John
W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of the U.S. Civil
Service Commission, strongly endorsed
the committee's action. The only other
amendments are in regard to the employ-
ment of retiredmilitary persons in the
legislative branch of the Government.
These amendments are designed to con-
tinue our present employment policy in
the House and Senate.
Mr. President, I urge the Senate to
favorably consider and pass this bill.
Our national defense, our continued re-
search in science, our exploration of
outer space, and all our other govern-
mental activities require the talents of
the most skilled people we can find. H.R.
7381 will assist us in our efforts- to attain
these goals.
Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that the committee
amendments be agreed to en bloc, and
that the bill, as amended, be considered
as original text, for the purpose of
amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, Is there
objection? Without objection, it is so
ordered; and the committee amendments
are agreed to en bloc.
Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware. Mr.
President, will the Senator yield for a
question?
Mr. YARBOROUGH, I yield.
Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware. Do I-
correctly understand that under the bill
a retired officer or anyone retired from
the military service, who had 20 or 30
years' military service, could continue to
draw retirement pay if he obtained a job
under civil service, at, let us say, $15,000
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