A recent television program under the auspices of Edward Murrow brought out again the iniquities of that legislation. With these in mind. I introduced a bill to wipe the slate clean. to return to the state of affairs before the McCarran Act was passed. and to codify our immigration and naturalization procedures along sound and fair lines. One thing must be clear in this regard: That the national origins quotas. used as the basis for our immigration. are indefensible. Whatever else may be valid about the bill. this aspect. basing our immigration on an archaic and racially minded national origins quota. must go. They are an affront to scores of millions of American citizens. I am sure that as they express themselves a change will be made. and I. for one. am ready to fight for such a change.
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