Lemuel B. Schofield and his very able staff. Major Schofield is trying to administer the immigration and naturalization laws fairly. humanely. and equitably. I feel sure that in the administration of this bill. should it pass. we shall find that the Department of Justice. that section of the Department of Justice presided over by Major Schofield. will adopt a tolerant and farseeing attitude and that they will sedulously refrain from applying this measure to any alien who is not a menace to our institutions and American form of government. We have before our -committee constantly cases involving persons who are suspected of being deportable aliens. but almost invariably the Department of Justice comes forward and says. "Now. here. let us see if we cannot work something out in this case. because there are certain equities." I hope none of you will take the extreme view thpt in these trying days. in these days of dire emergency when the fate of our Nation may be hanging in the balance. that we should. on the ground of mere technicalities. hamstring our officials to the extent that nothing can be -done to remove the unquestionable menace that exists by virtue of the presence in our midst of these deportable aliens.
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