H. L. Mitchell, President of the National Farm Labor Union, sent this letter to President Harry S. Truman asking him to veto the Ellender-Poage Mexican Farm Labor Importation Bill.
This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.
This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).
Full Citation: Letter from H. L. Mitchell, President of the National Farm Labor Union, to President Harry S. Truman; 7/3/1951; Mexican Agricultural Workers, Act Re Recruiting of (S. 984), OF 407d; Official Files , 1945 - 1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration); Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/mitchell-truman, September 9, 2024]