Will the gentleman permit me to say this matter has been before the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization over and over again. We have studied it in detail. Only this morning we had the Assistant Secretary of Labor before us. and also the Commissioner of Immigration. and we received some very strong statements as to what was happening oi the border and as to the immediate necessity. We had these statements not only this year but last year an(d the year before that. We placed a border patrol bill on the House Calendar but we never got action in the House. It is a misfortune that the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization has never been a privileged committee. However. the appeals are always made to our committee and we are obliged to listen. That is why we feel we should have some relief.
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