I do not know who the Presidents ghost writers are. but I do find in the veto message most of the statements made by certain persons and certain groups whose motives in fighting this legislation are highly questionable. if not suspicious. On the other hand. I do know that every Government agency charged with the administration of our immigration and nationality laws. the Department of Justice. the Department of State. the Central Intelligence Agency. the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. the Federal Bureau of Investigation. have strongly recommended the enactment of this bill. I do know that many patriotic American organizations. including the American Legion. the American Federation of Laborand in that connection I would like to point out that according to an article that appeared in the Star last week the CIO branded this legislation as being antilabor. If this bill is antilabor. then north is south. and east is west. . The American Federation of Labor participated in the drafting of the bill. and they have stated that for the first time in the history of our immigration laws steps have been taken to protect the American worker. More than that. in this same letter the CIO said that this legislation could be used to punish labor leaders. I found a case reported in the Southeast Reporter in which there is a very short definition of punishment: Punishment in a legal sense is any pain. penalty. suffering. or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law. and the judgment and sentence of a court for some crime or offense committed by him or for his omission of a duty enjoined by law. (State v.
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