I have not the time and cannot yield. I may say. Mr. Speaker. with respect to the late Colonel MacCormack. a very able administrator. although I differed from his views and his philosophy with regard to the immigration problem. he was an able man. and when he offered me the dubious honor of sponsoring a bill of this sort last year in the closing hours of the Congress. he said that if he could once establish the principle of granting discretionary power to the Secretary of Labor on these cases. that. though only eight or nine thousand cases would be involved. the law could be amended so as to extend the time for handling such cases in the future. and. in his judgment. from 150.000 to 200.000 cases eventually would be cared for under the provisions of such an act. I think this bill ought to be amended radically or defeated.
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