Speech #680193358

I repeat that the present laws. with the amendment adopted by the Senate a few days ago. which gives extraordinary power to the patrol border inspectors to arrest and deport without warrant or court proceedings. are adequate and stringent enough to deport any alien who might try to enter illegally or who has entered illegally. or who has committed any crime whatever. Consequently. Ifeel there is no justification for the passage of this bill at this time. and especially in view of the fact that the chairman of the Immigration Committee introduced a resolution a few days ago providing for the appointment of a commission. to be composed of Members of the Senate and House. to investigate and examine the workings of the present immigration laws and. in a general way. to investigate anything pertaining to the question of immigration and aliens within the United States. I have reaso to believe that the resolution will pass. as we are creating all kinds of commissions. and with the commission created an investigation will be had. Should the commission make recommendations that will strengthen our immigration or deportation laws. I will gladly abide by the findings of any such unbiased commission that may be selected. TABLE 1.-Alien. deported from the United States after landing during the fiscal year ended June 80. 1924. and six months ended December 51. 1924. by causes Number Number for fiscal for 6 Causes year ended June 30. from July 1924 1 to Dec. 31. 1924 Insanity. epilepsy ---------------------------------------- 612 273 Imbeciles. teebleminded ---------------------------------- 19 2 Constitutional psychopathic Inferiority -------------------- 57 15 Other mental conditions ---------------------------------- 36 31 Loathsome or dangerous contagious diseases --------------- 101 51 Professional beggars and vagrants -------------------------- 3 2 Likely to become a public charge ------------------------- 2.092 1.307 Public charges not specified ------------------------------- 52 123 Entered without inspection ------------------------------- 605 481 Contract laborers ----------------------------------------- 54 29 Accompanying aliens (under sec. 18) ---------------------- 3 1 Assisted aliens ----------- -------------------------------- 12 20 Under 16 years of age and unaccompanied by parents ------ 26 11 Stowaways ----------------------------------------------- 16 4 Polygamist ----------------------------------------------- 1 2 Criminals ------------------------------------------------ 525 331 Anarchists. and violations of wartime legislation ......... 81 16 Prostitutes and aliens coming for any immoral purpose .... 106 59 Supported by or received the proceeds of prostitution ..... 3 1 Aliens who procire or attempt to bring in prostitutes or females for any immoral purpose ----------- 88 26 Prostitutes after entry or inmates of houses of prostitution. 80 52 Imports or attempts to import. or assists. or protects. or promises to protect prostitutes from arrest --------------- 5 3 Received proceeds of prostitution or connected with the house of prostitution or other place habitually frequented by prostitutes ------------------------------------ 44 24 Found in the United States after having been deported as a prostitute or procurer. or as having been connected with the business of prostitution ------------------------------ 13 5 Entered the United States within 1 year of previous deportation ------------------------------------------------ 190 90 Unable to read (over 16 years of age) ------------------- 345 208 Under passport provisions of section 3 -------------------- 44 16 Geographically excluded classes ---------------------------- 53 22 Under provisions of Chinese exclusion act ----------------- 172 33 Without proper passport (under State Department regulations) ..................................................27 Under last proviso of section 23 ---------------------------- 270 61 Under provisions of narcotic act --------------------------- 21 14 Under per cent limit act of May 19. 1921. as extended "Excess quota" ---------------------------------------- 462 260 Without proper visd (under act of 1924) ------------------------------- 600 Total ----------------------------------------------- 6.409 4.448 TABLE 2.-Race or people who have been deported. July to December. African (black) ------------------------------------------- 89 Armenhiln ----------------------------- -------------------- - 15 Boheiiian and Moravian (Czech) ---------------------------- 16 Bulgarian. Serbian. and Montenegrin ------------------------ 61 Chinese -------------------------------------------------- 151 Croatian and Slovenian ------------------------------------- 70 Cuban ----------------------------------------- 4 Dalmnatian. Bosnian. and Herzegovinian ----------------------- 10 Dutch and Flemish ---------------------------------------- 114 East Indian ---------------------------------------------- 16 English -------------------------------------------------- 531 Finnish --------------------------------------------------- 40 French --------------------------------------------------- -241 German --------------------------------------------------- 286 G reek ..... ... .. .... .. .......... .... ...... 1 71 TH ebrew --------------------------------------------------- 154 Irish ----------------------------------------------------- 290 Italian (north) ------------------------------------------- 68 Italian (south) ------------------------------------------- 287 Japanese -------------------------------------------------- 52 Korean -------------------------------------------------- 4 Lithuanian ----------------------------------------------- 9 Magyar -------------------------------------------------- 37 Mexican .------------------------------------------------- 690 Pacific Islander ------------------------------------------- 3 Polish --------------------------------------------------- 71 Portuguese ----------------------------------------------- 38 Runiaan -------------------------------------------------- 42 Russian -------------------------------------------------- 43 Ruthenian (Russnlak) ------------------------------------- 20 Scandinavian (Norwegians. Danes. and Swedes) ---------------- 202 Scotch ----------------------------------------------------220 Slovak ---------------------------------------------------- 56 S p a n is h - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - --- . . . . . . . . 5 6 . ... .... .... 156 Spanish American ------------------------------------------ 23 S y ria n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 T u -s ----- --- --- ----- -------------- ------------ --- ---- 9 Welsh --------------------------------------------------- 18 West Indian (except Cuban) -------------------------------- 3 Other peoples --------------------------------------------- 69 Total ---------------------------------------------- 4.448 TABLE 3.-Alient deported to countrteewhence theV came after entering the United States. fiscal year endedJune SO. 1924. by races or peoples and cauies Deportation compulsory within 5 years after entryMembers of excluded classes at time of entry African (black) ............ Armenian- ---------Bohemian and Moravian (Czech) ............. Bulgarian.