Speech #810272735

H. R. 10. if enacted into law. would help plug a wide breach in the internal security of this countrya breach through* which the Communists. over the years. have poured traitor after traitor into the heart of America. The inability of the United States Government to deport undesirable aliens. men and women known to have pledged their allegiance to a foreign ideology. represents a tragic and inexcusable restriction upon the right of a free people to defend themselves against a deadly enemy. H. R. 10 should be passed promptly. To delay is to court disaster. The present immigration laws. with reference to the detention and deportation of undesirable aliens. are grossly Inadequate. The hands of American authorities are tied. the evil work of the Communists aided and abetted. The Communists. as might be expected. have playedand are still playingthis loophole in the internal security laws of the United States for all it is worth. They realize that once the foreign agent arrives in this country. ninetenths of the battle is won. Even if he is identified and exposed. well. getting him out is a tedious. and in some instances. an unsuccessful fight. Even though he has been proven a menace to our country. under our present laws. he cannot be placed in detention quarters continuously until deportation. but may be released on bond. As long as he is in this country he is still available for use by the enemy. The continued presence of these undesirable aliens in this country represents an alarming danger to our national security. Communist strength in the United States. both open and undercover. is drawn. to a certain extent. from aliens. Many of these individuals have been here for yearsyet they have never become citizens.