Commerce. Labor. and Agriculture. A curious situation exists in relationship to policies of our basic immigration and naturalization laws: While it is true in the main that we have fairly clear ideas of the stands on the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 taken by private citizens and organizations working in those fields. we do not have anything approaching a clear understanding of the present attitude of the present administration regarding immigration and naturalization. It is true. Mr. President. that President Eisenhower did send a letter in response to an inquiry by the then chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration. the Senator from Utah . on April 6. 1953. But as the present chairman of the subcommittee rightly pointed out: It does not contain a single recommendation from the President for positive legislation but instead it lists 10 points "among the administrative provisions of the law which it is claimed may operate with unwarranted harshness. The chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary. the Senator from West Virginia . said: Instead of recommending legislation. the President suggested a study of the operation of many of the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Well. Mr.
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