I rise to ask Members on both sides of the aisle to give me their attention and their help so that we may work together on something that is for the best interests of this country. I do not wish to attempt to criticize the members of the Appropriations Committee on both sides of the aisle. I believe that they would be in support of this amendment if they were permitted freely to do so. but because of the Budget agitation they have cut the appropriation to enforce the immigration laws. If you want to cripple the enforcement of the law. you are going to succeed in doing it by cutting a few dollars out of this appropriation on the plea of economy. I may say at the outset that we have the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organizations of patriotic Americans opposed to cutting this appropriation which would reduce the staff of immigration inspectors. I may say to this Committee that the immigration inspector of this country is the first line of defense. if there is any line of defense at all. Now. what does the bill propose to do? It proposes to cut out 37 immigration inspectors who are the arm of the law in the enforcement of the immigration laws and the deportation of undesirable aliens. I sat in this House when certain Members on both sides of the aisle quarreled with the Department of Labor because it was not enforcing the law. yet. in the face of that statement and the charges that were made on this floor. you now seek to reduce their force by 37 immigration inspectors. 27 clerks. and 8 other personsall of whom are absolutely necessary in preventing smuggling of aliens into this country and in checking up on undesirable aliens who are in the country. Now. what are you going to save by this economy? You are going to save $179.820 at the expense of whom?
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