Speech #730070066

I shall be content. I trust he will not revise them. The gentleman from New York . as Chairman of the Committee on Immigration. has probably done more to prevent the improper entry of aliens into the United States than any Member who has an obsession on the immigration question. As for myself. I have never favored immigration restriction bills. because I came to the conclusion many years ago that the spirit behind most immigration bills is antiforeigner and unAmerican. It is the same spirit that prevailed in the election of 1928. However. after we have passed immigration bills and kept honest. legitimate immigrants and aliens out of this countrymen. women. and children who would contribute to our Nationif there is smuggling of undesirable aliens. we surely should keep those people who are being smuggled in from coming into our country. When the Italians and natives of Poland are barred. principally because of their religions. we should be concerned about the smuggling of Chinese and other undesirables. Everybody knows what interest is lobbying against this bill.