Speech #710231277

Mr. Speaker. I am one of those Members of the House who believe in nondiscriminating restrictive immigration laws and the protective tariff in order. to protect industry and labor of America from unfair competition with cheaply produced foreign products. be they liquor or any other product. I believe this bill is a step in the right direction to assist in the relief of the unemployment situation. This bill when enacted will materially assist in keeping out aliens who each day are being bootlegged into the country. Just last week I received a letter from an alien who asked me to go to the Commissioner of Immigration to stay his deportation warrant until such time as he and his family had an opportunity to earn sufficient wages to pay the transportation charges to his native land. He admitted that his family. con-. sisting of himself. wife. and 18yearold daughter. had recently entered this country in violation of the immigration laws. and. stated in his letter that a few months more in this country would enable him to pay the transportation. as he was employed in these days of unemployment. as well as his wife and 18yearold child. The border patrol as provided in the pend-. ing bill will greatly assist in effectively enforcing the immigration laws. prevent the bootlegging of aliens. and thereby prevent our American citizens and aliens legally in our country from walking the streets unemployed while aliens who enter in violation of law are employed