Speech #750050650

Mr. Speaker. first. I would like to clear up the statement made with reference to the deportation of any of these aliens. The bill itself states very clearly that it is to cancel the warrant of arrest and the order of deportation against Joseph Herschmann. So there is a warrant of arrest and an order of deportation. This gentleman came here in 1924. 12 years ago. and please remember that the records are clear. There is nothing against this mans record in any way. He has never been accused of any crime or charged with the commission of any crime whatever. He came here in 1924 and he received his visa in his own country in Warsaw. Poland. He went to the American consulate in Warsaw. He was in line. the same as all the other immigrants. and a man came up to him and said. "You are a young fellow. we can have you step out of line. and for a few dollars we can facilitate this for you." He took this young man into an office in the American consulate. He took his record and told him to come back within 2 weeks and he would have his papers ready for him. His papers were all in order except the visa. which was forged. He came into this country. married in this country. has a child. has a good garage business. employing people. and it would be a hardship to divide or separate this family. This is one of the hardship cases you have been hearing so much about. We will admit that. perhaps. the wife was born in Poland. and he was born in Poland. but this little child is an American citizen just the same as you and I and every one of us. and we have got to consider what is going to happen to this wife. who is legally in this country. Remember that she is in no way concerned about being deported. You could not deport her to Poland if you wanted to. and it is the wife and child we are concerned about. and there is absolutely nothing against this man except the one fact that he was duped and swindled in the American consulate office in Warsaw and paid this money at that time. and we all know that when you go into any of these places and you want to receive a favor or have things expedited. you pay a few dollars.