It is an administrators billa bill which could remove powers now properly belonging to Congress and to the courts. In effect. Congress offers to abdicate its power over the control of immigration by providing that the President may completely shut off immigration at any time. This power of the President is not limited to times of emergency. but may be invoked at his will. Anyone who has read this bill carefully must be greatly concerned with the almost arbitrary power it bestows upon officials to seize. deport. or bar aliens from this country without the right of appeal. Deportation. for example. can be authorized by such officials for technical violations of law. and in some cases even where no violation of law is involved. The bill we now have under consideration also provides for the revocation of citizenshipone of the most severe penalties which could be applied to a naturalized American citizen. It distinguishes between nativeborn and naturalized citizens for a probationary period extending for 10 years beyond the granting of final papers by providing for revocation of the citizenship of naturalized Americans. It would grant to immigration officials unprecedented powers for search. seizure. and deportation of aliens In this country. To me. these are policestate methods. I regard them as constituting a serious threat to our democratic form of government.
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