The thing about the House bill that disturbed me somewhat was the charge that the bill in the form in which it passed the House possibly Would encourage wetbacks to come into this country because they could be recruited after they came in. That has been very well taken care of. I think. in that the bill as agreed upon by the conferees does not permit wetbacks to be recruited unless they have been here 5 years. and does not permit any other Mexican to be recruited unless he entered legally. That I think is a distinct improvement. I think we can defend the 5year provision because those who have been in this country 5 years and who have not been disturbed by the Immigration Service have acquired some measure of stability and some rights that perhaps should be given consideration.
Keywords matched
Immigration