I am very sure that everybody would assent to the proposition that it would be exceedingly advantageous to.know about how many people there are in this country who are illegally here. but how could a census of them be taken by anyone? If the department knows about people who are here illegally. of course. the department immediately causes their arrest for the purpose of deportation. The only way by which we could ascertain whether they were here legally or not would be to consult the department. It seems to me the difficulty is not alone that the enumerators can not get the information. but that it would be next to impossible for anybody to get the information. Of course. in every case where the attempt to get the information was resisted an inquiry would be necessitated.
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