Speech #630154405

Mr. Chairman. I can hardly understand the statement of the gentleman from New York . if I heard him correctly. when he said he did not think that the increase of immigration would result in increased expenditures. It occurs to me that such a result is almost necessarily true. in view of the provisions already in existence in our law. Under existing law we have to determine as to whether the insane are coming in. which is prohibited under the law. as to whether or not those mentally or physically defective are coming in. We have to determine a great many matters of that kind. which require special and particular investigation by experts. and it seems to me almost selfevident that the larger the number the greater help and the longer the time of service that would be required for this service. Again. the bill which has already passed this House will strengthen those requirements along all of the lines that I have mentioned. Besides. it will require. in addition. the imposition of the literacy test. which the department estimates will add $1.000.000 to the annual cost of enforcing the Immigration law. I do not know whether I speak correctly or not. but as I understand it. if this were passedthat is. if the new immigration law were in a short time to become effectiveduring the remainder of this fiscal year it would be in operation. and large additional requirements would be certainly brought upon the department in order to meet and effectively enforce the new provisions of the law. It occurs to me. Mr.