Mr. President. on the long and rocky path of immigration reform. we have overlooked a section of the law that was overbroad when it was enacted. overreaching in its implementation. I am speaking of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. the socalled McCarranWalter Act. Passed over the veto of President Truman. the provisions of section 212 of the McCarranWalter Act have been responsible for excluding from our shores foreign writers. artists. intellectuals. and political leaders. The list of those prevented from entering our country because of their political beliefs includes such names as Farley Mowat. Charlie Chaplin.
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