Analysis of McCarran Immigration Bill, S. 2550, 1952

The document provides an analysis of the McCarran Immigration Bill (S. 2550), describing it as a codification of existing restrictive immigration laws while also introducing harsher provisions, such as rigid national origin quotas, stricter exclusion criteria, and broad discretionary powers for officials in visa denial and deportation. Critics argue that the bill reinforces an outdated and discriminatory quota system, grants excessive authority to administrative officers and the President, and undermines judicial protections for immigrants, making legal immigration and naturalization significantly more difficult.