Speech #740169418

I ask. Senators. to preserve American jobs for Americans? The fact of the matter is that. in the face of bad unemployment conditions. in the face of the greatest unemployment period of the political history of this country. in the fiscal year ending June 30. 1935. we actually admitted more aliens as immigrants than we did in the fiscal year ending June 30. 1934. and in that year we admitted many more than were admitted in the fiscal year which ended June 30. 1933. In other words. each year since 1933 we have admitted more and more immigrants. in bold disregard of our millions of Americans who were seeking employment on every hand and in every section of the country. I am glad indeed to find here at this hour my colleague for whom I have great respect. the chairman of the Committee on Immigration. the Senator from Massachusetts . listening to the statement I now make to this body. In 1935. 189.000 aliens of all classes for permanent and nonpermanent residence were admitted to the United States. In 1934. 163.000 aliens were admitted. while in 1933. 150.000 were admitted. Thus it may be seen that 39.000 more aliens of all classes were admitted in 1935 than were admitted in 1933. at which time we began to endeavor to take care of the millions upon millions of fullblooded Americans who were seeking positions. work. jobs of any kind. in order that they might have the opportunity of providing for their respective families. . I know. as well as other Senators do. for that matter. that the argument is made that more persons are going out of this country than are coming into this country. but that is. in fact. no argument for letting in any immigrants. Under the present immigration law. 153.000 immigrants may be admitted annually. There is now on foot an agitation to open wider our gates to refugees from various lands where the people are said to be suffering and are suffering from dictatorship.