Speech #830013124

I am rather proud of the association in which I find myself in opposing the McCarran Act. There is. I am sure. no need for me to tell the Senate or the American people of the overwhelming responsible opposition to the McCarranWalter Immigration Act on the part of many millions of Americans. Both General Eisenhower and Governor Stevenson. as our major candidates for President. stated their opposition to the act during the course of the campaign. . On October 17. General Eisenhower in a speech at Newark. N. J.. called the McCarran immigration law "another glaring example of failure of our national leadership to live up to high ideals. The McCarran immigration law must be rewritten."-the New York Times. October 18. 1952. In Bridgeport. he said. according to the New York Times: We must repeal * * * the unfair provisions of the McCarran Act. In Boston. he stated: Only secondclass Americanism tolerates secondclass citizenship. It is time to get rid of both. and that includes rewriting the unfair provisions of the McCarran Immigration Act. I salute our President for those courageous statements. I want him to know that I will stand with him in every effort he makes to modify. revise. amend. or repeal the McCarranWalter Immigration Act. I hope that he will present us with such a program so that we may work on it. One of the distinguished citizens of my State.