At the time Congressman SWANK and I urged him to take immediate action. it was his opinion that our crisis was due to conditions that prevailed in foreign nations and not conditions within our own borders. He therefore refused to act upon our suggestions in time for the greatest benefit to result. In our program submitted to the President we urged that immigration from every country should be prohibited for a period of at least five years to enable us to absorb the labor surplus. and that adequate deportation laws should be enacted that would enable us to immediately deport the several million foreigners illegally in our country and those who are legally here but have committed a criminal offense. I am glad to say that the President agreed with this proposition. and I believe that the great majority of American citizens are in favor of reducing to a minimum the number of foreigners who come to our shores. Our Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. upon which I have the honor to serve. is working earnestly and vigorously upon this matter. Bills have been introduced by myself and others to accomplish this purpose. These bills will be acted upon by the committee in the next few days.
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