When I say that for the first time in 116 years there is to be established an armed force on these borders I take as my authority the language used by the supporters of the bill: For the first time in all these years it does put on these borders an armed force. or a police force. if you prefer that nomenclature. The gentleman from Michigan . the introducer of the bill. in his remarks in yesterdays REcom. calls it an " army." a "peacetime army." He emphasized the fact that they would be in "uniform." It would be at least a police force. Of course. the border patrols wear uniforms now. but they are more or less nondescript. That is what I mean when I say you are for the first time placing on our borders an armed force. It is a new departure. and the chief reason advanced in support of this bill is to put a trained. uniformed police force. at least. along these borders. I am not opposed to a unified border patrol. I do not oppose preventing aliens from coming into this country illegally. I am not against the seizure of goods smuggled into this country. I am not against the seizure of liquor illegally entering this country. I am for all those measures. If you never take section 4 out of the bill. the criminal section. which must offend everyones sense of justice. which section makes it a crime for anybody. however intocently. to step over the American border. you will still have all you need for a unified border patrol. You will then have these different patrol organizations brought together. You will be able to apprehend the unlawful immigrant and the smuggler of goods or liquors. Yesterday the gentleman front Kansas [Mr. Hocit] again fell back on the argument which has been used so often in representations concerning this bill. and will probably be used again. that this law does not make any change in tile present situation.
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