I have before me a letter from the president of the NevadaCalifornia Electric Corporation. which was sent to me last fall. relating to the trouble that was caused by putting into operation the amendment to the immigration law of March 4. 1929. It seems in consequence of the passage of that act that the labor authorities practically threw a scare into Mexicans who had become bona fide residents of the United States. although they had not as yet taken out citizenship papers. Many of them. fearing that they would first be thrown into jail for illegal entry into the United States and then deported. packed up their possessions and skipped across the border back into Mexico. although in so doing they were violating the laws of Mexico and taking a risk in that connection. Tile attention of the Labor Department was called to this matter. and I believe that trouble has been straightened out. but I feel that this correspondence is worth while. and I ask that it may be included in the RECORD.
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