Mr. Speaker. Public Law 414. commonly known as the McCarranWalter Act. which became effective last December. had as its intention several important objectivesthe codification of our past immigration laws. protection of the United States from illegal entry of agents who attempt to enter this country to subvert our Government. liberalization of immigration and citizenship of Asiatics. and a number of other points with which we are all familiar. Laws which we write in an attempt to cover the many. many problems embodied in immigration and naturalization can. through interpretation and administration. be made to work in effect contrary to the intent of Congress and to the principles of fair play and American justice in which we all believe. I have a great number of Americans of Mexican origin residing in my district. The vast majority of these constituents are citizens of whom we are all proud.
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