Speaker. it was really surprising to see any opposition to this resolution. the purpose of which is to secure factual information. upon which to base legislation. by Members of this House and upon your authority to investigate into certain conditions which are alleged to exist. What do we propose to do? The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. after many years of public hearings. is still trying to find out where the leaks are. along the borders and with steamship companies. through which so many aliens are smuggled into this country. I do not think either the Members on the Republican side or the other Members. who passed between the tellers in opposition. are really serious in trying to prevent an investigation to determine how so many Chinamen and other aliens get in here every day of the year through the operations of alleged smugglers rings. and how best to correct the situation by legislation. I call your attention to one of the purposes for which this investigation is askedline 3 to line 6. on page 2. I quote: For the purpose of ascertaining what legislative measures under our immigration laws might tend to reduce the extent of these surreptitious entries to the United States. I think those who passed through the tellers in opposition to consideration of this resolution have an erroneous idea of the objects of the investigation. I suppose you do not want to know how so many Japanese.
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