I find it difficult to reconcile some of the provisions of the Nationality Act with our American concepts of justice. fair play. and the humane treatment of individuals. .This is a moving opinion directed against a provision of law which I believe should be changed. Judge Lederle. who retires from the Federal bench this month. on June 30. recognizes in his opinion a need to temper justice with mercy. even when we are dealing with those who did not believe in our system of government. or who come before our courts without the full protection of the constitutional rights of a citizen. "Banishment" has odious historic meaning. I am a cosponsor of general legislation in the SenateS. 2358which would prohibit the deportation of a person who had entered as a legal alien for permanent residence before the age of 14 years. and thus have indicated my reservations concerning deportation in such cases of residence in the United States since childhood. Further. the records of the Immigration Service indicate that Mr. Williams left the Communist Party in the late 1940s. As far as I can ascertain he has. in recent years. been a respectable. lawabiding citizen of his community.
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