Speech #750060821

I want to make this statement to you. If you adopt H. R. 6391 in toto. without amendment. and without striking out the objectionable features in it. you are sounding a retreat from restrictive and selective immigration into the United States of America. You are surrendering to the ceaseless hounding brought upon us by alien groups in this country to loosen the bars and to open the gates and let the flood tide in. and you are going to reward violators of immigration laws and violators of basic laws of the countries from which some of these aliens come. as well as of this country. You are going to reward such violations by conferring upon them the right of American citizenship. You can do this if you want to. but I want you to know that the record shall set out the full facts.