Speech #820200370

The second one: Instead of narrowing the unduly broad grounds for denaturalization contained in the Internal Security Act of 1950. H. R. 5678 expands the grounds for loss of citizenship by both naturalized and nativeborn citizens. That simply is not true. There is not a word of truth in that charge. The third ground on which they oppose the bill is contained in this paragraph: By abolishing existing statutes of limitation and by creating and making retroactive new grounds for deportation. H. R. 5678 jeopardizes the status of the resident foreignborn. including immigrants whose admission into the United States under the Displaced Persons Act was authorized by Congress and supported by the CIO. Of course H. R. 5678 does not do that. The Internal Security Act does. and the Internal Security Act is a part of the law of the land today. It Is restated. that is true. in this bill. That is because we are trying to put together for the first time since 1802 all of the statutes relatIng to immigration and naturalization. It does. however. cover the situation where an alien succeeds in hiding in the United States. If that man is successful for 5 years his status can be adjusted. Your committee felt that that was wrong. We felt there should not be a premium placed on the ability of an alien to conceal himself. Under the provisions of this new bill where such a situation exists that alien is deportable. As those of you who have practiced law know. the statute of limitations does not run when a person hides. The statute is tolled.