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Line 53: + + + + − − McCarran was an ardent [[anti-Communist]] along with [[Republican]] [[Joseph McCarthy]]; as chair of the [[United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security]], known as the ''[[McCarran Committee]]'', which focused on [[national security]] against [[espionage]] and [[sabotage]] attempts. He was the sponsor of the [[McCarran Act]] that required [[communist]] organizations in the U.S. to register with the [[Attorney General]] established guidelines for investigating those suspected of subversive activities. McCarran was a strong supporter of McCarthy who would have adamantly opposed the censure against the Wisconsin senator and convinced fellow Democrats to join him, but died less than a few months later at the age of 78 before the vote.
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McCarran's record on [[civil rights]] is somewhat mixed; while he supported Truman's Army desegregation, he also appointed staunch [[segregation]]ist/white supremacist [[James Eastland]], a fellow friend in the Senate, to chair the Senate subcommittee on civil rights despite being warned against the decision.<ref name="Nevada Trivia">[https://nevadatrivia.com/nevada-history/pat-mccarran/ Pat McCarran]. ''Nevada Trivia''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref>
McCarran's record on [[civil rights]] is somewhat mixed; while he supported Truman's Army desegregation, he also appointed staunch [[segregation]]ist/white supremacist [[James Eastland]], a fellow friend in the Senate, to chair the Senate subcommittee on civil rights despite being warned against the decision.<ref name="Nevada Trivia">[https://nevadatrivia.com/nevada-history/pat-mccarran/ Pat McCarran]. ''Nevada Trivia''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref>
====Anti-communism====
McCarran was an ardent [[anti-Communist]] along with [[Republican]] [[Joseph McCarthy]]; as chair of the [[United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security]], known as the ''[[McCarran Committee]]'', which focused on [[national security]] against [[espionage]] and [[sabotage]] attempts. He was the sponsor of the [[McCarran Act]] that required [[communist]] organizations in the U.S. to register with the [[Attorney General]] established guidelines for investigating those suspected of subversive activities. McCarran was a strong supporter of McCarthy who would have adamantly opposed the censure against the Wisconsin senator and convinced fellow Democrats to join him, but died less than a few months later at the age of 78 before the vote.
====Immigration control====
Along with [[Pennsylvania]] congressman [[Francis Walter]], McCarran was a lead sponsor of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which repealed racially based restrictions for [[immigration]] to the US, toughened standards for naturalization, and made [[deportation]]s of [[illegal aliens]] easier.<ref name="Nevada Trivia"/> Despite being vetoed by [[Harry Truman]], both Houses of Congress voted to override the president's decision and pass the bill. However, it was replaced in 1965 by the [[Hart-Celler Act]], which raised the quota cap.
Along with [[Pennsylvania]] congressman [[Francis Walter]], McCarran was a lead sponsor of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which repealed racially based restrictions for [[immigration]] to the US, toughened standards for naturalization, and made [[deportation]]s of [[illegal aliens]] easier.<ref name="Nevada Trivia"/> Despite being vetoed by [[Harry Truman]], both Houses of Congress voted to override the president's decision and pass the bill. However, it was replaced in 1965 by the [[Hart-Celler Act]], which raised the quota cap.
====Accuations of anti-Semitism====
====Accuations of anti-Semitism====