The Washington times., 1930-08-01
Let's Get Rid of Our Undesirable
Aliens
Aliens
Poor Uncle Sam Has Enough HOMEGROWN Troubles to
Keep Him Busy

We have tOhtened mn our immigration laws ism easy
for undesirable aliens to get into the United states.
But our deportation laws are still fun Of holes
Tens of thousands Of extremely undesirable aliens are finding
eav 70 STAY in this couny-and that costing hearted
Uncle Sam pretty penny
Il costs huge Of tax money to maintain THESE ans IN
asvIums prisons poorhouses It MORE than money TO
fight the activities ESQ, 81 tCTe1gH g. 1s gsHs''e'
Bpt when we try to get rid Of this alien rfra into
labyrinth Of legal red tape designed 70 prOsec ne " " WIG
expense of United States citizens.
/ We need to cut through that mass Of red tape
We need to tighten up deportation laws Just as aTaS
again it should tackle that job In the
meanme intelgent American citizens should work for the
passage of law providing for the summary deportation O
all aliens who are undesirable for any sound reason.
Uncle Sam has enough DOMESTIC troubles manufacsured
right here at home. .. :.:.,.
lin wholesale lots He worry about unemployment Ae
has to worry the alarming increase in
has worry about the terrible increase IN tne burden o.
caring for public charges in asylums and aims houses
he should NOT have to worry about imported foreign
troubles. -
But the United States has always dealt gently with tne
aliens within its borders That has Deen pals o ns xIo.
Of offering haven of liberty to the oppressed people Of
other countries
But offering haven to gangsters, racketeers narcotic
addicts and peddlers the physically and mentally diseased
that is SOMETHING ELSE again, something DANGEROUS
to the welfare Of this nation.
In the last few years. Congress has passed many fine
useful laws regulating the entry of undesrables into the
country The alien law of 1924 providing for the deportation
aliens who give false statements at entry the Miller
1922 providing for the deportation Of aliens caught
smuggling narcotics the border the johnson act Of
1924 providing for the medical examination of aliens seeking
entry-these are all good laws far as they go.
But they DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
We should the right deport aliens who become public
charges AFTER they enter
At present cannot do that unless prove that the
leading delinquency originated within five ears OF
their entry. So have in midst horde of aliens i'm
possible citizenship material who upon this country
who burden it with taxes who break its lawsand who dey
us to put them out.
MANY of them entered the country by smuggling themselves
across border But only recently were aliens entering
through regular channels provided with certificates showing
that they were legal residents So under present laws it
almost impossible distinguish between aliens who are mere
legally and those who here Illegally Compulsory rg|"
tion of all aliens would change that
This country welcomes honest hard-working aiens-the
kind that become good citizenship material While
uu on the undesirable aliens in this country it would Dc
highly desirable the Government officials to use more
care in admitting aliens to citizenship AS the law az
present administered it entirely too for applicants TO
become citizens It should be made more difficult