Mr. Chairman. the proposed reduction in appropriations for the Department of Labor. especially as it affects the Bureau of Apprenticeship. will have serious repercussions in the fields of business and industry. Ever since the 1920s. when our national policy on immigration was established. it has become Increasingly clear to American businessmen that we can no longer depend on the importation of foreigntrained labor. We have to depend upon our own resources to train and produce the highly skilled craftsmen that we need. The small business owner. and the big corporation. the steel manufacturer. the repair shop. the mine manager. the railroad superintendent. the shipbuilder. and the garment makerall of these. and many others. are today concerned about the fact that they cannot find a sufficient number of allround trained craftsmen.
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