The farmers boys in my country have gone to war the same as yours. More than that. several thousand fine young Americans of Mexican descent in my city and valley have gone to the defense of our flag and country. I will never vote to take down the bars on immigration. but I am willing to trust our immigration authorities to make the restrictions as strong as they wish and let laborers come in temporarily to gather our necessary war crops. Leave it to the farmers. immigration officials. and county agents. and they will work it out. I have no doubt about it. I am opposed absolutely to unlimited and unrestricted immigration. but I have consulted with the United States immigration authorities myself. and they will agree to anything reasonable. Our farmers are honest. patriotic citizens. many of whom have sons In the service and who are eager to comply with the request of the Government in the production of longstaple cotton. They are willing to deal directly with the immigration authorities and meet any reasonable requirements and see to it that those men who come over to chop and to pick cotton or to pick fruit or harvest rice are returned to Mexico after the work is completed. They will comply.absolutely with the law because they are just as anxious to win this war as the balance of us. This resolution seems to be the only solution left because you cannot impose the restrictions of the Farm Security contracts anc get results for we tried it all last year and failed.
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