Speech #830198890

Some of them are direct representatives and agents of foreign governments. All of them are engaged in fomenting discord. stirring up trouble. and spreading foreign ideologies. Some of them occupy important positions in other organizations and are able to wield considerable political influence. * * * The committee believes that it will be difficult to ever cope with unAmerican activities and propaganda in this country so long as the Department of Labor follows its present policy with reference to deportation. The laxity with which the Department of Labor deals with alien agitators would be unbelievable if we did not have before us the most convincing proof. We believe that a more thorough and careful investigation will reveal the presence of scores of Fascist. Nazi. and Communist aliens. who could be and should be deported. if the Labor Department would proceed against them in accordance with the laws of the land. We further believe that the failure of the Labor Department to carry out the laws with respect to deportation is a contributing factor to the widespread activities and propaganda carried on by unAmerican elements in the United States. We further believe that greater care should be exercised in permitting aliens to enter the United States to the end that aliens who believe in or advocate communism. fascism. and nazism will be excluded. It must be remembered that under the decisions of our courts. aliens occupy the status of guests and Congress can pass any laws with respect to their deportation that it sees fit. It is unthinkable that these aliens should be permitted to abuse their guest privileges with immunity. The evidence discloses that some of these aliens are actually supported by the tax money of loyal and patriotic American citizens. This is an intolerable situation. We recommend that the evidence and testimony in the record with reference to the activities of alien agitators be read in order that there may be a full appreciation of the seriousness of the situation. In the committees report filed January 3. 1940. we recommended: The mandatory deportation of aliens who advocate any basic change in the form of our Government. the enactment of legislation to stop all immigration from foreign countries that refuse to accept the return of their nationals found under American law to be deportable from this country. Notwithstanding these findings and recommendations of the Dies committee. Communist aliens were permitted to remain in the United States and hundreds of Communist aliens were permitted to enter the United States. If they had been deported and excluded in accordance with the recommendations of the Dies committee. the Communist conspiracy in America would have been destroyed before it was able to accomplish its mission. Another cause of Communist strength and success in the United States was the infiltration of labor unions and seizure of control. Through these labor unions Russia was able to wield great political influence.