During about half that time. while Federal laws were being flouted. as I have indicated. Generals Partridge and Howard were presumably performing the duties of these positions. although nominally consultants. If these bills are passed. the Immigration Service will become a home for retired generals who will then occupy 3 of the top 5 positions of the Service. General Swing. the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. has stated that he is unable to find any replacements capable of filling these positions. Think of ita civilian agency of long standing. charged with execution of our Immigration laws. and General Swing cannot find any qualified civilians within or outside of Government to assist in the administration of his agency. This is sheer nonsense. However. it does shed light on how the present Commissioner thinks and operates. We are not discussing an infantry division. We are talking about the Immigration and Naturalization Service. long established and traditionally civilian. But General Swing apparently has some perverse notions concerning the mission of his agency. In hearings before my subcommittee. although admitting that immigration during wartime would be nil. General Swing stated that "the land borders of this country are my responsibility" and particularly so in time of war. I have not been advised that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has been made an adjunct of the Armed Forcesor for that matter. that the friendly nations of our borders. Canada and Mexico. are ever likely to plan an attack. Another curious military development In the service is plan A signed by General Partridge as Special Assistant to the Commissioner. a title customarily reserved for operating and not advisory personnel.
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