New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
More Detention Facilities Also Needed at Ports of Entry, Secretary Davis Says in Annual Report.

Washington, Dec. (P) - An air Fltrol to cub immigration snug Glcrs and other border law breakers was recommended to congress today ny Secretary Davis of the labor de- partmcnt.
 Supporting his request for an air feet, the secretary asserted that en- torccmcnt of laws could bc accom- 1lishcd only through using thc samc nr better weapons than were used " Snlugglors. He pointed out that iirshps already were being used in evHdiug tho law.
 Three Other Recommendations
 Three other recommendations to congress arc made in the annual rr- port of the season as follows:
 Codiication and consolidation of "ll immigration statutes now scat. '"red in various congressional enact Mcnts.
 Construction of increased dctcn- lion facilities at ports of entry to arc for the greater number of @licns held there.
 Modification of the law which for ever bars aliens once dcportcd so as 70 permit them to ro-apply if per mission were given by the secretary Jf labor.
 The department was co@nizant, secretary Davis said, of both the encouraging and discouraging as- r"cts of the situation among wage 'arnCrs "bUt on the whole it is clear that the general trend is forward and along some lines the advance has been rapid"
 The secretary held that questions of unemployment would eventually l.e solved so that every person who .,sjlcd work would be provided with an opportunity.
 A firm stand for :; policy Of Sc lr"tive immigration was advocated ty the secretary and he pointed out that whereas the annual quOtas Of 'ouutrics in Europe is about 1JU.- "No immigrants a year, upward of -.ooo,0o0 persons mad taken steps toward securing Visas and the Unit 'd States Was unable t0 select the 1ucnS considered best qualified.
 Would Not Increase Quotas
 Quotas would not be increased under Mr. Davis plan but he would ZINC d preference to immigrants who were needed h rc. He cited that 8 man whose services might be -orely needed as the key man in omc new industrial development which would afford employment to hundreds or perhaps thousands of men, must await his turn while other immigrants were admitted 10 seek employment in some industry in which thcrc was already a sur plus of workers. The secretary would permit industries or other in tcrcsts in this country needing thc professional services or som" partic- nlar individual 10 present their case to the department, which WoulI authorize a preference if it were justified.
 rlacing countries in the western hemisphere on a modified quota hasis less stringent than that inn posed upon European and otlIcv nations, also was recommended iii the report.
 The value Of the middle aged man in the nations industrial fabric was also cXtollcd today hy Secretary Davis.
 Advancement had been made. he said, in disproving the "falsr philosophy" that men are through when they reach the age of 40 or J0.
 "On the other hand" he declared in his annual report 10 congress. experience of our most enlightened employers tha. mon of the age of flo or 50 years or over are often better qualified by experience. abil- ltN and settled habits to render more valuable service than those of d younger age"
 The age question was said by the secretary to be one of the grave cco- homie problems that deserved the nations particular consideration and during the coming years he cX- poctcd to sec "a great lcsscning in inc practice of retiring from en- ployment the workers of middle or advanced age"
 Tt has been adequately proved" :" he said, that efficiency is not served by the enforced retirement of our middle aged artisans in industry; nor is humanity made happier by Inc bringing about of sudden work or adjustments which these dis placed men arc frequently called upon 10 meet"
 Half Million Leave
 Nearly half million American citizens have left the United States to take up residence abroad during the last 12 years.
 Of these, 435.00O were native born, while 62,000 were naturalizod and the department of labor said