Speech #830101119

The Senator from Indiana alludes to the fancy phrases that have beclouded the bill. There have been some fancy figures which have been used rather carelessly at times. I have the July report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. I notice that for the 10 months period from July 1. 1952. to April 30. 1953. 531.000 .aliens were admitted into the United States. But. Mr. President. what is too often forgotten by those who. like the Devil. quote Scriptures to their own purpose. is that 393.000 of those persons were nonimmigrants. The total num� ber of immigrants was 138.586 in that 10month period. The number of vgluntary departures from the United States was 383.000plus in the 10month period. The number of apprehensions by the Immigration and Naturalization Service was 652.000. most of whom were wetbacks who came across the Rio Grande. The Displaced Persons Act has been referred to. but too often the whole story is not told. In the month of April 1953. 382 displaced persons came into the United States. The total for the 10month period from July 1. 1952. to April 30. 1953. was 5.237. As a matter of fact. the provisions of the Displaced Persons Act have expired. with the exception of section 3 (c). which runs until June 30. Since it is said that there has been a great inundation of immigrants. I think the time has come to refine the figure. If anyone wishes to controvert the figures. I have here the July report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. That is the best authority I can cite to show that we have not been inundated. As a matter of fact. when we take out the nonimmigrants. numbering up to i 953 393.000 in a 10 months period. persons who are only temporarily here. a different light is thrown on the whole situation. To recur to the screening provisions. the committee was more than diligent in writing into the bill provisions with respect to deportation. to make certain that if an alien was inadmissible. but got into the United States anyway. he would be required to have a document or a passport. so that the country from whence he came would be r equired to take him back if it were determined. after he arrived here. that he was still inadmissible. We provided for a 2year period of investigation and a 2year background. We gave authority to the immigration and consular officers to pass upon eligibility. We recited in the bill that if there was misrepresentation. that would be ground for exclusion. We included priority provisions.