At home we are now attempting to revise our laws and practices to wipe out the last vestiges of racial discrimination against our own citizens. As we reappraise the relationship of citizen to citizen. is it not also good for us to reexamine this same relationship of mans equality to man with other peoples of the world? For as we move to erase racial discrimination against our own citizens. we should also move to erase racial barriers against citizens of other lands in our immigration policies and laws. which are replete with racially discriminatory provisions. This is an issue of fundamental national policy. because the racial restrictions inherent in our present immigration laws disparage our democratic heritage. They directly contradict the spirit and principles of the Declaration of Independence. the Constitution of the United States. and our traditional standards of fairness and justice. Racial immigration restrictions began in 1875 and reached their peak in 1924. Public sentiment in 1924 was summarized by Senator David A. Reed. who said: I think most of us are reconciled to the idea of discrimination.
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