Speech #740208313

As I have indicated. a vigorous campaign has been conducted by the Labor Department for the purpose of ferreting out every alien in the United States. My understanding is that they have been very successful in discovering the whereabouts of aliens. They have discovered 20.000 whose records are such as to demand deportation. It is quite likely that other aliens will be found who should be deported and who. if this pending bill is enacted into law. will be deported. In searching for aliens the Labor Department. as I have stated. has found 2.862 cases which. because of humanitarian and practical reasons. warrant consideration. They are what is called worthy cases. and possess such appealing qualities as to not only justify. but require. special treatment. That view was recognized by the House when it adopted a resolution August 23 of last year in which it was stated that during the two preceding years the Department of Labor had stayed the deportation of more than 2.000 cases technically subject to deportation. whose deportation would involve the separation of many families. and leave approximately 7.000 dependent relatives here. approximately 5.000 of whom were wives and minor children. The resolution also stated that the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization on June 18. 1934. had unanimously adopted legislation urging the continued stay of deportation pending such time as the Congress required for a further opportunity to study the problem. The resolution further provided that in order that Congress might have adequate time to consider legislation the Secretary of Labor would be requested to continue the stay of deportations until March 1936. where the aliens were of good character and so forth. As I have indicated. the Department has discovered 20.000 aliens who should be deported. and it is ready. if this bill shall become law. to launch a vigorous campaign for the deportation of these aliens. as well as any others that may be found subject to deportation.