Speech #820215196

Otherwise. we surrender the very principles of democracy which distinguish us from the Communist state. Let us be done with imaginary fears of foreigners and foreign places. Our immigrants and their children have made incalculable contributions to our country. and they can continue to make such contributions. We can be strong if we continue to rely upon them. We shall become weak if we hedge them about with restrictions based on distrust and hatred. Mr. President. a great many provisions of the McCarran bill would. in my judgment. unduly expand the executive powers of the Federal Government. The McCarran omnibus immigration bill would delegate to the Executive large new powers in the field of immigration. deportation. naturalization. and denaturalization. and would correspondingly remove congressional and judicial restraints upon executive power in four ways: First. By delegating to the President lawmaking powers now vested in Congress. Second. By substituting subjective standardsthe opinion or satisfaction of some officialfor objective standards of fact In establishing the tests of exclusion or deportation. thus eliminating effective judicial review. Third. By expanding the scope of Immigration and Naturalization Service investigations in naturalization and denaturalization cases. and Fourth. By removing traditional checks upon various executive proceedings. such as notice. the requirement of actual hearing. judicial review. statutes of limitation. rules against retroactivity. and the traditional doctrine of equality of right as between naturalized and nativeborn citizens. My amendment. which now is pending. has been offered in an endeavor to prevent. at least in part. such results.