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    "ocrText": "/\nFile form labor\nI have today signed S.1851, a bill to assist in preventing aliens from\nentering or remaining in the United States illegally.\nThis measure provides authority for effective enforcement of our immigration\nlaws, particularly with respect to illegal entrants from Mexico - the so-called\n\"wet-backs\". In establishing penalties for certain violations of the law and in\nclarifying the enforcement authority of the Immigration and Naturalization\nService, the Congress has taken a major step toward the development of the pro-\ngram which I requested last July upon approving S.984, the Act relating to the\nrecruitment and employment of agricultural workers from Mexico.\nAn essential part of that program is the provision of adequate appropriations\nfor an expansion in the enforcement activities of the Immigration and Naturaliza-\ntion Service and the various programs of the Farm Placement Service. Unfortunately,\nthe Congress has not yet seen fit to provide the necessary funds to accomplish\nthis objective.\nIn its recent action on the Third Supplemental Appropriations Bill the House\nof Representatives deleted all funds for the current enforcement program of the\nImmigration and Naturalization Service in the southwest and significantly reduced\nthe appropriation for the Farm Placement Service programs. The Senate Committee\non Appropriations is now considering the bill as passed by the House. If the\naction of the House is allowed to stand, we may lose much of the progress we have\nbeen able to make in the development of a well rounded program for effective\nutilization of our domestic labor supply and for the orderly recruitment of foreign\nfarm la bor where needed to meet seasonal crop demands. Likewise, I am convinced\nthat unless we are in a position to carry out effectively our laws dealing with\nthe immigration and employment of Mexican workers the negotiation of a new agree-\nment with the Mexican Government for the recruitment of agricultural labor will\nbe seriously hampered.\nIt is my earnest hope that the Congress will recognize the urgency of\nproviding adequate funds for these activities and will restore the appropriations\nto the full level requested.\nE.\nGOVERNIT"
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