President. over the weekend there was published in the press an exchange of letters between Mr. Jerome Preston. Jr.. chairman of the Massachusetts Committee for Revision of the McCarranWalter Immigration and Nationality Act. and Governor Adlai Stevenson. titular leader of the Democratic Party. This correspondence dealt with Governor Stevensons attitude toward our immigration and citizenship laws and represented the first detailed exposition of Governor Stevensons views on this subject. In replying to an inquiry from Mr. Preston. an eminent lawyer and publicspirited citizen of Boston. who heads a nonpolitical organization representing all faiths. creeds. and political complexions. Governor Stevenson set forth his very specific and concrete objections to the McCarranWalter Act. As one who. day in and day out. has fought for the overhauling of the McCarranWalter Act for 3 2 years. I am deeply gratified at the position taken by Governor Stevenson in his wholehearted opposition to the national origins quota system and to the secondclass citizenship status now occupied. under present law. by naturalized citizens. Governor Stevenson has pinpointed many of the fundamental evils in the present law. although there are scores of unfortunate provisions in the law which he has not touched in his letter to Mr. Preston.
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