They do not adequately reach one of the most despicable of all law violatorsthe one who Illicitly deals in narcotic and habitforming drugs. The drug traffic is largely carried on by criminal aliens. These are merely some of the instances where our present deportation laws fall short in their effectiveness. In its general effects the deportation bill reported to the House strengthens the hands of our Government in dealing with the class of aliens. who. because of criminality or physical or mental Incapacity. are undesirable. It is not aimed at lawabiding and worthy aliens. nor against Immigrants who come here to assimilate themselves into our national life with the hope that they may win the rich prize of American citizenship. Anyone reading the bill will at once be impressed with this fact. The bill. in general. provides for the deportation of: Those classes of aliens excludable under the present law. Aliens who have smuggled or otherwise surreptitiously entered the United States. Aliens who have been admitted .legally for temporary visits but who. under the cover of this admission. attempt to remain here permanently in defiance of our immigration requirements. Those classes of aliens who. from causes not shown to have arisen subsequent to their admission. are idiots. imbeciles. feebleminded persons. epileptics. insane persons. and so forth. Those classes who become dependent on our institutions for care arising from causes not shown to have arisen subsequent to entry into the United States.
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Criminal aliens are undesirable and a menace.