C. My DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Grave damage both to the standards of American workers and to relations between this country and Mexico is being done by the shockingly inadequate way in which the United States Government is handling the evergrowing flood of illegal entrants from Mexico and the programs for bringing in foreign contract labor for use on farms. Since the present agreement with Mexico has been extended only until January 15. and since you will be making recommendations for legislation and appropriations in the near future. we urge that you give leadership in overcoming the truly scandalous conditions that exist. The Director of the Bureau of Employment Security of the United States Department of Labor has Informed us that if by January 15 "a satisfactory agreement is not reached with Mexico. it Is our plan to join with the Departments of State and Justice in recommending a proposal for continuing a similar program on a unilateral basis." Such unilateral action would precipitate a most unfortunate situation by exposing Mexicans to exploitation without any protection from their own Government and by straining our relations with Mexico.
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