But may I say in connection with that I could never understand why the fines that are imposed on steamship companies for violation of the immigration law are usually remitted as a matter of course. I am speaking now from observation over the last 20 years. Fines are provided for in the law for bringing in nonmanifest aliens. or for desertions. or for bringing in aliens who are exclud* able when knowledge could have been obtained beforehand that they were excludable. and invariably those fines are remitted. If we could enforce the law as to fines. and then perhaps amend the law. compelling the steamship companies to take back deported aliens. regardless of the time they have been in the United States. as long as they are deportable. we could effect quite a material saving. I think. in our appropriations. But the Commissioner General tells meand I do not think it was confidence. because I always treat all of my contacts with the bureaus as a part of my official dutiesthat he thought this decrease would impair the work. because he would have to dismiss employees at the various stations.
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