Fifth. It is badly drafted. confusing. and in some respects unworkable. In the 2 years since the Eisenhower administration is in power and in the 83d Congress nothing was done to wipe out the inequities of the McCarranWalter Act and to restore sanity and dignity to our immigration system. The President has made no effort to keep his 1952 campaign pledge to support legislation to revise the McCarranWalter Act. The 83d Congress. likewise. made no attempt to amend the act. but adopted the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 to admit 214.000 European refugees over a 3year period. By now. many of us are aware that this act turned out to be a hoax. since its many restrictions make it so unworkable that only about 10.000 persons have been admitted under this law which went into effect on August 7. 1953. This is a separate issue to which I hope to return in the very near future with some constructive suggestions.
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