Speech #820209492

S. 149). I shall give these citations to the Official Reporter. so there can be no doubt as to their accuracy or as to the terminology. I read further from the memorandum: Sections 235 and 287 (a) of Senate bill 2550 authorize any immigration officer or employee to board and search without a warrant any conveyance or vehicle within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States and any such conveyance or vehicle anywhere when it is believed that aliens are being brought into the United States. In other words. all that any immigration officer or employee would have to do would be to say. "I smell an alien." and then there could be a search and a seizure. The memorandum further suggests: This means that without probable cause than an alien is being illegally transported Into this country. any immigration officer may board and inspect the automobile of a citizen of the United States. This provision is unconstitutional. The unconstitutionality of such a provision is clearly demonstrated by reference to the case of Weeks v.