I think they are important legislation that ought to pass. One amendment is to the effect that no alien shall be permitted to enter this country so long as there is out of employment a single American who is capable of filling a job. Until the unemployment condition is relieved I think we should stop all immigration into this country. I wish to say further. as I have said before upon the Senate floor. that I have made investigation and prepared a compilation of a great many of these socalled hardship cases. and I hope at a later date to be able somehow or other to bring about the printing of the distorted reports of those cases submitted by the Labor Department in comparison with the investigations made by myself. and to distribute them to the Members of this body in order that they may know that my opposition to the passage of this resolution is not doing an injustice to anybody. Finally I wish to say to Senators that if the Labor Department sees fit further to stay these deportation cases. and if there are worthy ones among them. when private bills shall be introduced upon the floor of the Senate for passage in their behalf I shall be. I hope. the first one to arise and champion the cause of such persons and pass those bills to bring about relief if the petitioners are entitled to the relief for which they pray in private bills introduced in the Senate or in the other House of Congress. I now yield the floor to my distinguished friend from West Virginia .
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