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===Tenure===
===Tenure===
While initially backing some of Roosevelt's [[liberal]] [[New Deal]], McCarran later began to break from the president. He opposed FDR's deeply unpopular [[court packing]] scheme after hearing from constituents in his state, and opposed the Second New Deal for being too left-wing.
While initially backing some of Roosevelt's [[liberal]] [[New Deal]], McCarran later began to break from the president. He opposed FDR's deeply unpopular [[court packing]] scheme after hearing from constituents in his state, and opposed the Second New Deal for being too left-wing.
Along with [[Pennsylvania]] congressman [[Francis Walter]], McCarran was a lead sponsor of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which repealed some race/ethnicity-based restrictions, toughened standards for naturalization, and made deportations easier.<ref>[Felix Frankfurter and the Law Pat McCarran]. ''Nevada Trivia''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref>
====Anti-Semitism====
====Anti-Semitism====