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    "ocrText": "- 11 -\n\"MATIONAN\nARCHIVES AMD\nRECORDS\nThe continued existence of vague, undefined powers of\nthis sort means that no alien legally admitted to this coun-\ntry at any time in the past or coming to this country in the\nfuture will free,\never He intl be ti from the the siction threat of of Hackmailus arbitrary de- and\nportation.\nAt a time of high-pitched national anger, aliens mathical\ncould be victimized in a manner that would forever be a na- lawyers.\ntional shame.\nI am convinced that these provisions and other similar\nprovisions were bad when they were placed in the Internal\nSecurity Act and they are juctor fadnow.\nthem good,\nThey are still bad rand repetition does not make\nI will not compound the injury done in 1950 by approving\nthem now.\nSome of the changes made by H. R. 5678 with respect to\ngrounds for deportation would also be the source of undue\nanxiety on the part of alien resi dents and make them further\nsictions of Hackmailers\nSection 41(a)(1), for example, revokes the present statute\nof\nlimitations with respect Thisis to aliens who another were excludable expost under cares a proched\nthe laws existing at the time of their entry. At present such\nI roader\npersons can be deported only within five years after entry.\njust whath\nWithout such a limitation anyalien could be deported in\njudiciary can\nthe future at any time simply because of a mistake on the\nmittees means\npart of the admitting officer or for some other mistake for\nDoes ifnaces\nwhich the alien was in no way responsible.\ncommittee can make\nthat kese\nI think there is good reason to maintain statutes of limi-\nHeyontragious Re-\nKarior to\ntation in many such matters and perhaps to apply them to\ngrounds deportation covered. Appropriate statutes refunthen\nfor not now\npossible by foards\nand fureanstor."
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