Speech #840146233

I make no charges at this time. but I say that is a tendency to give special consideration to retired generals and admirals. My friend. the gentleman from Missouri. protests his desire not to be friendly with the military and deplores giving them extra privileges. but time after time we see this committee coming on the floor and advocating this type of legislation for people whom they have respect. and for those they have been friendly with. I have nothing to say about these 2 men. but I do know something about the Immigration office itself since General Swing has taken it over. and I know that these 3.000 illegal immigrants were not kept out as the result of these 2 officers. but they were kept out as the result of an additional appropriation for border guards for which we Members from southern California for years have tried to get additional appropriations. They never were able to eject illegal entrants until they got the additional appropriations for border guards. The guards were necessary to keep illegal immigrants from coming into the United States from Mexico. So. let us not take this bill at its face value and say that it is the wonderful work that they have done as a result of these two generals. It is the result of the appropriations which allowed them to employ more border guards.