Speech #740199531

If I were in the position in which my distinguished friend is now. I likewise would have raised an objection. I would have objected to repetition. would have objected to bringing to the attention of this honorable body the name of this angelic person. the name of this man. who. from the description provided by Colonel MacCormack. we could readily fashion. in our minds. as one who had never feasted his eyes upon the golden shores of America. on the Atlantic or the Pacific. but. according to the description given by Colonel MacCormack and by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. had floated serenely from the blue skies above and set foot quietly upon the fertile soil of America. To those who were not here yesterday. those who have not had an opportunity to read the RECORD. I shall continue to refer to the remainder of the description that was recited of Mr. Gaston Grenier by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization: Question no. 10. Public charge? I can just read into the RECORD his answer. He takes offense: No. Of course not. In connection with question no. 11 they state the grounds for deportation. The laws of the United States provide that this man must be deported. that is mandatory. But he has not been deported. He is here now in violation of the law of our country. and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization has virtually said. by his action. "What do I care about the laws of the United States? I am bigger than the law itself. I am bigger than the men who made the law." Grounds for deportation: That he is in the United States in violation of the Immigration Act of 1924. in that at the time of his entry he was not in possession of an unexpired immigration visa. It appears in the record that the only thing Gaston Grenier had ever done for which he could be deported legally was that he happened to be here in violation of the Immigration Act. In connection with question no. 12 they recite the "unfavorable factors or reports." Listen to this. This is in answer to the article in the morning paper of today in which it is stated that this man Grenier is a man of good character. They do not name him specifically. but they refer to the 2.862. and I repeat that I am ready at any time to debate on the floor of the Senate any single case which any Senator will get from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and bring into the Senate Chamber. When he brings the records here I shall bring here the summary as provided by Colonel MacCormack. which was supposed to reveal to us the facts. Under the caption Unfavorable Factors or Reports.