Speech #890130787

I would like to eliminate Public Law 78. Then it would be possible. under present policies which have been followed by the Department of Labor since June of this year. to limit the number coming in under Public Law 414. to provide for the legitimate need for additional Mexican workers. This shows that it is not only a recognized fact that the immigration law was still in force. but also that it would still be used. This is what the able Senator from Wisconsin said: The expectation is that the number of Mexicans who will come Into the country in the future under Public Law 414 will not reflect any diminution in the number who come in under Public Law 78. That was the Bracero Act. These exchanges on the Senate floor clearly show. that there was no intention on the part of the Congress to stop needed supplies of supplemental farmworkers and that it was well understood that the Immigration and Nationality Act. Public Law 414. was then available and would remain available after the expiration of Public Law 78 for the importation of supplemental farmworkers. Mr.