But the more privilege. the more careful we must be. that the award of this privilege is not capriciously or arbitrarily withheld. without real. factual. and probative basis. Otherwise we give our country an evil name when at the same time we are spending millions of dollars in propaganda to assure the world that America is the home of justice. of equality under law. and of a government of law and not of men. Vesting arbitrary power. without review. in the hands of consuls or immigration officials who. like the rest of us. become tired and irritableI know that the Senators from Connecticut sometimes become tired. but never irritable as I dowho are harassed and oppressed with red tape and many duties. and who have their own personal prejudices and frustrations. vesting such arbitrary and unreviewable power in the hands of individuals. at the lowest rung of the Foreign Service ladder. is. in my judgment. a terrible danger and an unmitigated evil. There is another provision. for instance. which bars any alien who. at any time after entry. is "likely at any time to become a public charge." Present law already bars any alien who is likely to become a public charge. Period.
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