Speech #830206005

President. from this I brief survey of the picture of world t communism and some recent efforts to combat it. let us glance at that part of the conspiratorial apparatus which operates in the United States. Consistent with the Kremlincentered nature of the world conspiracy is the fact that the Communist apparatus in our country is not a homegrown product. but is a weed transplanted from abroad. The 5year intensive study of our immigration and naturalization system. which I had the honor of directing. shows conclusively the intimate relationship between our immigration system and the Communist apparatus in the United States. The facts which we developed in our investigation trace the development of the Communist conspiracy in the United States directly to the loopholes in our immigration lawsloopholes which we have undertaken to plug effectively in the Immigration and Nationality Act which is even at this very moment under bitter attack by the Communists and their dupes. May I say in passing that the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act has resulted in over 9.000 investigations for possible cancellation of citizenship for subversive naturalized citizens. and over 10.000 investigations of subversive aliens for possible deportation from the United States. Is there any wonder then that the Immigration and Nationality Act is high on the priority list of the Communists for destruction? Let those who would fight the Communists and preserve America. put first things first. Let them not pay lipservice to the fight and then join in the assault upon the fortress which is designed to protect us. At this very hour. the Communist Party is organizing all over this Nation cells and fronts under the guise of study groups for the purpose of propagandizing and agitating for the repeal or emasculation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Joining in this movement are. of course. the same category of pinks and dupes who have joined in other movements which this country has witnessed to destroy our liberties. I thank God. however. that the vast majority of the American people and the patriotic organizations that supported us at the time of the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act are firm in their determination that it shall remain intact. May I point out. Mr. President. that notwithstanding the rising unemployment in this country. there is pending on the agenda of the Committee on the Judiciary a bill which would transfer the visas prescribed for refugees. under the Refugee Relief Act. to nationals who are not refugees. and open the doors to a flood of aliens irrespective of the availability of jobs and housing. This would be an abandonment of the principle upon which the Refugee Relief Act was promoted in the Congress. the principle of helping refugees. and would start us on the road toward attempting to absorb the population of overpopulated countries of the world. Conquest by infiltration is one of the facets of Communist activities toward the domination of the world. I invite the attention of Senators likewise to legislative and administrative programs for the financing by our Government of the movement of untold thousands of unscreened peoples into the Western Hemisphere. In view of the heavy proportion of Communists in those countries of Europe which are presently overpopulated. and the increasing threat of Communist penetration at our own back door in the Western Hemisphere. these programs constitute a serious blow to the security of our Nation and should be viewed with deep concern. Still another item to which I should like to call the attention of the Senate. while I am discussing our immigration system. is the situation which prevails on the Mexican border. Under date of February 26. 1954. I addressed a letter to the Senator from Indiana as chairman of the Internal Security Subcommittee with reference to this acute situation.