Immigration Bill

MIT President Paul E. Gray testified in Congressional subcommittee yesterday on behalf of two University lobbying groups--of which Harvard is a member--against an immigration bill which would restrict foreign faculty and students.

Gray in his remarks before the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on immigration supported extending the number of labor certifications awarded to alien faculty.

He also argued for removing the limits of how many teachers can be accepted by each discipline as well as for lengthening the amount of time that foreign students can stay in the country.

Harvard along with the American Council of Education and the American Association of Universities has lobbied against certain provisions in the bill which was sponsored by Rep. Romano Mazzoli (D-Ky.) and Sen. Allen Simpson (D-Wy.).

A spokesman for the sub-committee refused to comment on the testimony but said that the bill would probably hit the House floor later this spring.