The way in which this amendment is phrased. it would go far beyond the case of General Wessin y Wessin. If the Coast Guard were to catch smugglers off the U.S. Coast. against whom they had a case based upon evidence of prior acts. and if the smugglers were brought to our country against their will. even though the smugglers were aliens. they could never be deported from the United States under this amendment. The same thing would apply to pirates who were aliens and happened to be apprehended by agents of the American Government off the coast of the United States or elsewhere on the high seas. I suggest to my good friend. the Senator from South Carolina the advisability of withholding his amendment and introducing a separate bill to cover the case of General Wessin y Wessin. The Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction of bills which are introduced in behalf of special individuals who are subject to deportation under the general laws. The subcommittee constantly acts on such bills for special individuals in individual cases. I sincerely hope that the Senator from South Carolina will withdraw his amendment and introduce a special bill to cover General Wessin y Wessin. There are several members of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization present in the Chamber. I am certain that they will join me in assuring the Senator from South Carolina that we would give careful consideration to the case of General Wessin y Wessin in the event the Senator were to see fit to introduce a special bill to take care of his situation. I believe that would be a safer course to follow.
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