Speech #840146248

I made pretty plain to his assistant what I thought about that. and eventually the general came on the phone. I had no chip on my shoulder. I did not get nasty with him. but I told him of a situation that existed in regard to an alien who had married an American citizen and who was under a deportation order but who wanted to leave of his own volition. who wanted to leave at his own expense and return legally. The Commissioner said that it did not make any difference. that he was going to deport him anyway at Government expense. After some discussion I persuaded him to allow the man to leave on his own power. at his own expense. which he did. The man went to a British possession and remained there until his papers were in order. and returned legally. The Commissioners office went so far as to say that the British possession. which in this case was Nassau in the Bahamas. would not admit the alien. but I told him that they had already given him a visa. so that if he would just take care of the immigration on this end the British would perhaps take care of their own. I never served under General Swing. I do not know anything about his empire building in Japan after World War II. or anything else. but there are plenty of Members on this floor right now who have told me that their experiences with him have been very unhappy and that he has been most arrogant. That is what I base my objections to him on. So far as the Mexican immigration problem is concerned. the Members of this House know that I have never voted for any wetback bills. and I hope that he can dry up all the illegal Mexican immigrants right down to the last one. If he can do that. I am the kind of person that will be the first one to come down here and say more power to him. he has done a good job.