Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts declared today that a change in our basic immigration policy is long overdue and that in the new Congress convening next month he would press for legislation eliminating the restrictive and discriminatory features of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.
The senator’s statement was issued in conjunction with a study on immigration he made for the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith. The study was presented to the League’s National Commission at its 45th annual meeting in the Savoy-Hilton Hotel today.
“It is my hope that the new Congress will undertake a complete review and appraisal of the scope and effect of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, “Sen. Kennedy said. “Sufficient time has now elapsed to determine its effectiveness as an instrument of national policy, to discover its defects and to appraise the manner in which it meets our needs. It is apparent that some change is necessary for it has proved both inadequate and inflexible in many respects.”
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