Mr. President. there are certain hyphenated American groups in this country whose principal allegiance and interest are in the welfare of some foreign nation and not in the interest of what is best for this country. Curiously enough. it is earnestly urged that somehow or other we will forward the interest of our foreign policy by breaking down our protective immigration system. Suggestions are made in the corridors that we must break down our immigration system and parcel out more and more visas to certain countries. if we are to please the nationality blocs in great urban centers which control a large number of election votes. Mr. President. In my humble judgment. if this were true. it would be the strongest argument that can be posed for the maintenance of the national origins quota system. so that our immigration shall Include a minimum of recruits to such blocs. whose interests are alien to those of this Nation. Mr. President. on May 27. 1953. the Immigration Subcommittee under the then chairmanship nf the Senator from Utah. Mr. WATKINS. conducted hearings on legislation dealing with the refugee problem. During the course of the testimony on that legislation by a representative of the American Legion. the record reveals the following statements by the Senator from Utah : In connection with your statement. I would like to say to you that the chairman of this committee voted for the McCarran Act and supported it and defended it in speeches only very recently and I am still very much in favor of it as a permanent immigration policy of the United States.
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Hyphenated Americans have primary allegiance to foreign nations.