Mr. Chairman. about 8 years ago I asked to become a member of the Committee on Immigration. When one asks for something of that kind. he does it for a reason. My reason for asking to become a member of this committee was because of a request made to me by women who are mothers of children. in order to hold their husbands from being deported. or. not necessarily deported. from being compelled to go back to their native country and then being permitted to return. I thought the proper thing to do was to have a bill similar to this. You could not introduce a bill and say that any alien who is here illegally. who shall marry an American woman. may be permitted to stay. and you could not say that a man who has an American child should be permitted to stay.
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