Memorandum from Attorney General James McGranery to Frederick Lawton, with Attachment
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Office of theAttorney General
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CUSTOMER
JUN 17 1952
Honorable Frederick J. Lawton
Director, Bureau of the Budget
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Lawton:
In compliance with Mr. Jones' request of June 11, 1952,
I have had examined a facsimile of the enrolled bill (H.R. 5678)
"To revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and
nationality; and for other purposes.
The bill would codify and to some extent revise existing
laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality.
While numerous criticisms have been advanced concerning
the measure, such criticisms to a considerable extent have been
directed at the failure of the measure to effect basic changes in
existing law. It is assumed that a.s far as existing law is con-
cerned, the criticisms, valid or otherwise, should not affect the
question of whether approval should be given the measure since
disapproval would have no effect on existing law.
In so far as it codifies existing law, the bill unques-
tionably is desirable and includes a number of provisions which are
generally regarded as improvements over existing law. Among such
provisions are those which would eliminate existing racial bars to
immigration and naturalization and the provisions which would
eliminate existing sex discriminations.
It must be conceded that the bill does contain some pro-
ns that might well be considered as objectionable. It is the
ew of this Department, however, that the objections to these pro-
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fisions are not of such weight as would justify withholding approval
the measure which, as a whole, is believed to be an improvement
upon existing law.
Accordingly, the Department of Justice finds no objection
the approval of the bill.
TRUMAN BATIONAL AND
Sincerely,
ESCHIVES
RECORDS
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