Speech #850130298

No. 1089. of the American Legion. which is in New Hyde Park. N. Y.. adopted the following resolution on August 15. 1957: Whereas the WalterMcCarran Immigration Act. after 5 years of intensive Investigation and research. was overwhelmingly passed by both Houses of Congress. and Whereas the objectives of the act are to keep from American shores criminals. Communists. and subversives. and to preserve the historic national origins quota system of immigration. and Whereas the act represents the most liberal immigration law in American history. and Whereas organized pressure groups. some of them subversive. have launched an intensive attack against the WalterMcCarran Act. and introduced proposals which if enacted into law would virtually wipe out all of the protection against unrestricted immigration. and Whereas the 16th anational convention of the Communist Party of the United States. on February 12. 1957. passed a resolution to give high priority to a plan of action on a national basis to destroy the WalterAlcCarran Act: Therefore. be it Resolved. That the American Legion. New Hyde Park Post. No. 1089. does hereby oppose A6858 any further attempts to weaken. destroy. or repeal the WalterMcCarran Immigration and Nationality Act either by direct weakening amendments or by any other legislative action. And be it further Resolved. That copies of this resolution be. forwarded to Senators and Congressmen representing legionnaires of New Hyde Park Post.