I do not believe you can realize how much you will contribute to the good will of this country among people living in and around the Pacific by the adoption of this very constructive piece of legislation. It will greatly enhance the position of this country among them. We of Hawaii are not opposed to the present law restricting immigration. on the contrary. we believe in the quota system. we do not believe in any leniency in the application of the naturalization laws. on the other hand. we believe they should be extremely strict. But we do believe that it is a great mistake from the standpoint of national policy for race to be a determining factor in immigration and naturalization policies. and our whole record exemplifies the soundness of that point of view. Much has been made in the hearings and in the discussion in the House of the record of the Four Hundred and Fortysecond Regimental Combat Team and the One Hundredth Infantry Battalion. I wish to point out.
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