Speech #820117195

I think. for the passing of the Poage bill to bring in the most desirable type of labor. that have been carefully screened. The thing we are attempting to do is to put a stop to this sort of traffic. If we take the man to the line and send him back across the line. before our immigration people can turn their backs he is over into this country again. The only possible way you can get that man discouraged and that group discouraged from that particular section is to make it very difficult for them to come back in here. Therefore. there is the desirability of sending those people down in there. May I say to the gentleman from Iowa that I was one of those who opposed the Poage bill. I have since studied the bill. particularly from the viewpoint of appropriations. I can see real merit to the Poage bill if we can properly enforce the immigration laws at this time to bring people in in a legitimate way. I am sure the gentleman from Iowa desires that that be done. The problem of Mexican labor is not a new problem.