I may say to the Senator from Nevada that we are now off to a good start. I am glad I fulfilled my intention to get the debate started. Senators are aware of my own deep interest in the wetback provisions of our immigration laws. We debated the wetback problem day in and day out earlier in the session. Some time ago I Joined the distinguished Senator from Illinois in an effort to tighten the wetback provisions. But section 274 of the pending bill is too much for any of us to accept without serious protest. Under our present laws. it is a crime "willfully and knowingly" to harbor an alien who is illegally in the United States.
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