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...World War II Canadian immigration had almost completely dried up; many Canadians doubted that their economy could ever handle more than the natural population increase. But when 1,000,000 ex-servicemen were reabsorbed without any dislocation at war's end, the government decided to experiment with a freer immigration policy...
...program." By now, however, he knows that even the minimum will not get through Congress this year. At most, Congress will approve some customs modifications, some tax incentives for investment abroad and a bare one-year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. Meanwhile, another important part of the freer-trade program has turned up on the President's own doorstep...
...such cases the President faces a peril point of his own. He must decide between the interests of industries that seek protection and the nation's overriding interest in freer trade. In this election year some voters are likely to blame local unemployment on foreign imports...
...perfectly happy to have their parties in the fraternities, the girls are not. College regulations forbid its girls to drink, and it is difficult to break this regulation on campus. This has led to the double punch bowl problem and 14-mile trips across the State line to freer New York...
...interest in lowering them. Within the past few months, however, a number of government commissions have acted to dispel Congressional fears about lowered tariffs. Both the President and leading economists are now pleading for an even more liberal trade policy than the one outlined in the Randall Report. Favoring freer trade are not only the traditional arguments such as lower prices for home consumers, but a present need directly connected to the security of the United States...