It is not my purpose to take up very much time. but I would like to see if we can clarify this matter just a little. Ever since the adoption of the general immigration laws back in the twenties the problem of the wetbacks coming into this country has been a very serious one. but it has not been one that involved much or serious criminality. But I am sure that if it were not for the fact that we did not want to impose a quota on Canada we would have imposed a quota on Mexico and some of the other Western Hemisphere countries. Those who were responsible for the drafting of the restrictions on to the immigration laws did not want to impose quotas in the Western Hemisphere. especially because of our friendly relationship with Canada. Now. coming to the point. as I understand. one of the purposes of the bill is to provide a penalty for the unlawful harboring of aliens. That will apply up and down both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts and the inland borders between Canada and Mexico. and every other place.
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