Speech #810052661

Mr. President. when we know that during the course of the last year. over 200.000 illegal entrants were returned across our borders to adjoining countries? What is the justification. when we know that the records of. the immigration and naturalization service shows an arrearage of thousands upon thousands of cases for investigation and that estimates of the total number of Illegal aliens in this country run from one to five million persons? What is the justification. when we know that the deportations or forced departures from the United States for the last 5 years have exceeded the number of immigrants entering the country legally during that time. notwithstanding the tremendous increase. in legal immigration? What is the justification. Mr. President. when the statistics reveal that during the last fiscal year approximately 500.000 persons were admitted to the United States on a temporary basis as technical visitors. many of whom do everything possible to remain indefinitely in the United States? What is the justification when we know that in just one district alone. there is a backlog of over 20.000 overstayed visitors? What is the justification for increasing the number to be admitted under the present law to 507.000 when. during the Nazi regime. some 250.000 refugees were admitted into the United States under our quota laws for permanent residence and some 200.000 were admitted temporarily. many of whom still remain In this country in an illegal status? What is the justification. Mr.