Mr. President. Republicans. as well as Democrats. have opposed the McCarranWalter Actand for good reason. I was delighted to read an Associated Press dispatch in the Washington Post of February 16. 1953. reporting a speech by Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin. of Maryland. calling for repeal of the McCarranWalter Immigration Act. He saidand now I shall quote the Governor of Maryland. I have never been quite so vehement as he was in my criticisms. and I wish to make it crystal clear that I am quoting now from the report of the speech made by the Governor of Maryland. He said the act "is the mid20th century version of the alien and sedition laws of 150 years ago.
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