Mr. Speaker. when we consider that more than 200 million people come into the United States annually at ports of entry along the Canadian and Mexican borders. recent court rulings rewarding fraudulent entry conceivably could destroy the immigration process. Such an occurrence would confront the Nation with an economic crisis that would make our present woes seem comparatively mild. The immigrants we want. who patiently await a quota number and have something to contribute to our way of life. could be frozen out if we were to halt all immigration. Immigration officials on our borders are faced today with an incredibly tough job. They do not have the manpower to do more than give a quick look at a persons papers. Some 90 million come in with birth certificates. baptismal certificates. and naturalization papers as proof of citizenship. Some are admitted with oral statements. The growing traffic in false. forged. and altered documents adds to
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Generalization that fraudulent entry could destroy the immigration process.