Mr. President. in my opinion. there can be no justification for multiplying the amount three times. there can be no justification for the appropriation now being three times as large as it was in 1922. 1923. or 1924. when there were many more immigrants entering the United States. The work involved in the examination of a million or a million and a half immigrants is very much greater than the work involved in examining perliaps 50.000. as it is quite likely the number will be during the coming year. This bill with its vast appropriations illustrates the ease with which departments can expand their activities and increase their personnel and the facility with which they can secure appropriations to aid them in accomplishing such results. We sit down supinelyand I say that without desiring to be criticaland accept their ipsi dixit and their demands. and they secure increasingly large appropriations. notwithstanding the fact that the cost of the Government is being enormously increased. and we are certain to be compelled to meet a large deficit.
Keywords matched
immigrants