Speech #890067541

Obviously. I cannot read the whole decision which I shall turn over to the Senator. but I wish to read enough of it to assure him that I shall have placed in the RECORD all the salient facts. The first of the salient facts is a rather lengthy paragraph from page 4: The ultimate act sought by the plaintiffsThat is. the growersin this suit as set forth in paragraph No. 4 of the prayer of the complaint is an order of this court directing and commanding the Attorney General. the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. and the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Miami district. to proceed with a determination and to grant the "petition" for retention and use of the offshore celery cutters. that "he" (presumably the Attorney General) be further directed to find that unemployed persons capable of cutting celery cannot be found in this country and that all three. (the Attorney General. the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States and the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Miami district) be ordered to permit the offshore celery cutters to remain in the United States until June 15. 1965. and cut celery. That is a fair statement of what was involved.