Speech #740021165

I will answer the gentleman in a moment. We have a number of people that entered the United States 10 or 15 years ago whose names were mispelled on what is called a "certificate of arrival." Now they cannot find that certificate. so that they can be deported at any time because the statute of limitations does not apply. We have a number of such cases where there is no record of the entry. and they are subject to deportation. These people. the most of them. have been married to American women. raised American families and American children. children that are going to school. and it is this kind of people that I want to give the right to remain in the country and be a part of the community. because every community respects them. I sincerely believe it is good social policy to permit these lawabiding aliens. who cannot now take even the first step toward becoming American citizens. to take advantage of some procedure which will make it unnecessary for them to pay the steamship companies large amounts of money for passage abroad and at the same time permit them to adjust their immigration status so that application for naturalization is possible. This will keep in America an entire family. the greater part of which may be American citizens. without the loss of time and money a long trip abroad seeking an immigration visa today would require. But I am with both gentlemen from Texas. and I am ready to deport every racketeer that you can pick up. I will go further than that.