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Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
On [[immigration]], Walter worked on the House version of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which slashed race/ethnicity based restrictions for naturalization in addition to allowing for easier deportations of [[illegal alien]]s and enforcing [[anti-Communist]] measures. It was vetoed by President [[Harry Truman]], which was overridden in Congress and passed.
On [[immigration]], Walter worked on the House version of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which slashed race/ethnicity based restrictions for naturalization in addition to allowing for easier deportations of [[illegal alien]]s and enforcing [[anti-Communist]] measures. It was vetoed by President [[Harry Truman]], which was overridden in Congress and passed. Japanese Americans at the time were divided over the legislation, with some praising it for it's modifications to naturalization laws while others opposed it over certain portions of the bill.
He died in office in 1963.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/01/archives/rep-francis-walter-69-dies-wrote-immigration-restrictions.html Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
He died in office in 1963.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/01/archives/rep-francis-walter-69-dies-wrote-immigration-restrictions.html Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>