Speech #700188829

In introducing this resolution in the House of Representatives seeking to have a committee appointed by the House for the purpose of investigating the illegal entry of aliens into the United States. I had only one object in view. and that was to protect this country from a general influx of undesirable aliens in excess of the quotas provided by law. Certainly no one can question the seriousness of this situation when the daily press is constantly carrying news items to the effect that smuggling and bootlegging are carried on promiscuously throughout the country. Neither can anyone seriously question the fact that there are hundreds of thousands. yes. there have been. in my judgment. according to the best information I can get. more than 1.000.000 aliens admitted illegally and improperly to the United States during the last eight years. It is not the purpose of the resolution to embarrass anyone in authority. but most certainly the people of the United States are entitled to have their laws administered in a proper manner and to see to it that the officers in charge of law enforcement do their duty as outlined by the Congress of the United States. To hold any other view is contrary to the spirit and intent of our laws and is a rank miscarriage of justice. I have no particular interest In who administers the law. provided the law is properly administered. but as an American citizen and a Representative in Congress I say to you no excuse can be given by any lawenforcement officer for permitting the illegal admission of undesirable aliens into this country. In my judgment no greater crime can be permitted to exist in America than the promiscuous bootlegging of aliens into the United States. Especially is this true when it is considered from the standpoint of law enforcement.