But candor and good faith prompt me to take an opposing view. I do so with reluctance because of the attitude I have always expressed toward the gentleman from Pennsylvania. The attitude of the gentleman from Pennsylvania as chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration is understandable. but I think it is unreasonable and may become. in its operation. as far as the bill itself is concerned. rather harsh. because it visits the sins of the few upon the many. I want no truck with the individual who abuses the law by resort to dilatory tactics through astute lawyers piling delay upon delay to prevent exclusion or deportation. I have no sympathy whatsoever with that kind of person. crooks. thieves. and so forth. but they form a very small part of the vast army of honest. Godfearing immigrants who have entered this country or who seek to enter the country. My opposition. also. is fostered by the fact that most welfare agencies are opposing this bill. and I refer to the Friends Society. the National Lutheran Council. the National Catholic Welfare Council. the United HIAS. the American Jewish Congress. the Tolstoi Foundation. and the World Council of Churches. and. in addition. two bar associations in my own bailiwick have pronounced opposition to the bill. namely. the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers Association.
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