Speech #760084362

Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not settle inAmerica. American institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of selfgovernment." a The Department of Labor. in classifying alien entrants as "immigrants" and ?immigration." does not follow the definition of an "immigrant alien" in the act of 1924. but makes inmigrants and immigration turn entirely on the mental intent of the alien at the time of entry. as to whether he "intends" to enter the United States for permanent residence. many of whom coming as "nonimmigrant visitors." treaty traders. embassy employees. etc.. or temporarily as "nonquota immigrant alien" students do also immediately after entry change their mind and even by marrying an American violate their oath and change their temporary entrance status and do stay and "get lost in the crowd." The Quota Act of 1924 expressly defines an "immigrant" alien as "any alien departing from any place outside the United States destined for the United States. except (see. 4): (1) Government officials. families. and suites. (2) visitors for business. (3) visitors for pleasure. (4) intransitu aliens. and (5) treaty traders." All other aliens destined to the United States are "immigrant aliens" that are in turn divided into quota and nonquota aliens. and that are. according to the law. immigrants and immigration. 4 Last year (1938) there were 28.651.501 "alien entries" across our borders (Annual Report. Secretary of Labor. 1938. p. 95). every one. as well as the thousands of alien seamen allowed to go ashore. a potential illegal entry. That many thousand aliens enter surreptitiously. annually. particularly since the Hoover L. P. C. instruction of Sept. 8. 1930. is shown by the fact that last year our inadequate immigration patrol (House appropriations hearings. p. 227) "apprehended 13.665 law violators. 112 of whom were smugglers of aliens. 12.851 illegal entrants. and 692 wanted for other law violations." and "seized and delivered to other appropriate lawenforcement agencies 269 automobiles and trucks and 25 other conveyances" which included speedboats and even airplanes (Annual Report. Secretary of Labor. 1938. p. 103). No one knows how many aliens there are in the United States or how many aliens enter (or leave the United States) because of surreptitious entries. The Department of Labor has repeatedly estimated the number of aliens in the United States at the very minimum. as last year (Annual Report. Secretary of Labor. p. 111). always taking into account every possible minimizing factor and never allowing for a single illegal entry and the like. Some experts estimate as many illegal entries as legal entries for permanent residence. because of the Hoover administrative restriction of 1930. the thousands caught entering illegally every year. and the thousands of dollars worth of speedboats. highspeed autos. and even airplanes seized smuggling aliens into the United States. particularly since the 1924 quota law and the Hoover administrative restriction of 1930. The quota law of 1924 divides all classes of aliens Into "Immigrants" and "nonimmigrant" aliens. The "nonimmigrant" as defined in section 3 of the 1924 quota law are merely: (1) Government officials. such as ambassadors.. consuls. and the like. their fsmilies. suites. etc.. (2) temporary visitors for business. (3) temporary visitors for pleasure. (4) aliens in transitu both through the United States and from one part of the United States to another through foreign territory. (5) treaty traders. In 1937. fiscal year ending June 30. there were 128.557 nonimmlgrants out of 231.884 aliens of all classes. that is. 103.327 immigrants. All classes of aliens legally admitted in 1935. 179.721. 1936. 190.899. 1937. 231.884 (21.5percent increase over 1936). Total. 7 years (193137). 1.372.686. total. 13 years (192537). 4.300.051 (House Appropriations Committee Hearings. Labor. January 26. 1938. pp. 240241). Quota law of 1921 1937 7 years. 13 years. 193137 192537 See. 3. or "nonimmigrant" aliens: 1. Government offcial?. families. suites -------- 6. 493 34. 232 66. 534 2. Visitors for business ------------------------- 18.317 101.201 224. 601 3. Visitors for pleasure ------------------------- 71. 138 306. 033 534. 791 4. Intransitu qliens ---------------------------- 31.822 190.551 350.158 5. Treaty traders ------------------------------- 787 5. 326 12.239 Total --------------------------------- 128. 557 637. 343 1.198.327 See. 4. or nonquota and preferencs "immigrant" aliens: 1. Husbands of United States citizens --------- 917 5. 355 7.321 2. Wives of United States citizens ------------- 4.879 37.970 102. 994 3.