Speech #760233557

I hope that spirit will continue and develop as we approach more serious problems in the days that are to come. because almost every dollar that we can rake and scrape together is going to be needed for national defense. With reference to this bill there are only a few items that are of large size that have been given consideration that raise the appropriations above those carried in the regular bills. Amongst the most important of those are the ones for immigration and naturalization work. There we have carried an addition of $1.500.000 approximately for the immigration border patrol. With conditions such as they are almost no one would want to take the position that we should not carry this increased service at the present time. The border situation has developed to the point where our country Is requiring passports from those coming in. This means a great deal more work and a great deal more accuracy. in that work. There is a very considerable item for increased clerical and administrative help In the Naturalization Service. A tremendous number of people have decided that they wish to be naturalized now that world conditions are so upset. It is exceedingly important that none be admitted who are not fit to be admitted. and probably it is necessary that we dispose of these applications which have increased two-. or threefold In the last 6 months. I was talking last Friday with a New York City district judge who stated that he would have as high. as 500 of these applicants coming before him in a single day.