I feel it my duty to make his letter available to all in order that the widest possible circulation might be made among the people of the Nation. and specifically for the use of my colleagues in the Senate who are in a position to avoid further delay in the consideration of the Presidents program. At this point I shall read the brief letter I addressed to the President. and then I shall read his reply: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Several times during the past year you have spoken out to urge that Congress take immediate steps to amend the Refugee Relief Act and to modernize and overhaul some of our basic immigration legislation. The legislative session is fast drawing to a close and. as of this date. no effective action has been taken by the Congress in this field. such action now appears unlikely. I have submitted to the Congress a series of bills which incorporate the recommendations which you presented to the Congress in your state of the Union message and in your message to Congress on February 8. 1956. These proposals have been redrafted and sent to the desk as amendments to the single general immigration measure to come out of the Senate Judiciary Committee during this Congress (H. R. 6888. commonly called the sheepherders bill). Action on these amendments has bogged down and it is apparent that unless quick action is taken there will be no legislation affecting this crucial problem during the 84th Congress.
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