The border vidette., 1932-09-10
HAYDEN HAS VOTED "RiGH1'

Senator Carl Hayden has vot
ed right" on every bill designed
to check the flow of aliens into
this country that has been be.
Congress during the past twenty
years. No senator has a more
consistent or constructive record
on this perplexing problem.
In hearing before the Senate
Committee on Commerce. the
Arizona Senator declared:
"At all times I have exerted
an energetic effort TO protec!
American labor and TO see that
our immigration laws are made
more rigid. both as they apply
to the entry of aliens and the
deportation Of the undesirable
class"
Sometimes the Senator has
been compelled to accept a
half LOAF" but be has never
compromised except when it was
necessary to do so.
This was true when legislation
placing Mexico on a quota basis
was before the Senate. Hayden
endea7ored g secure an amend
ment which would apply the
quota to all nations on the West.
ern Hemisphere, instead of only
to the southern republic. He
argued that Canadian. for ex
ample, was more likely to take
worth while job away from an
American workman than a Mex.
lean. he wanted to restrict the
inflow from all countries.
However, when it became ap-
parent that the bill could not be
amended, Hayden voted for it in
its original form.
When this bill was under con
sideration Hayden made speech
which attracted a deal of atten
ton in the Senate. He pointed
out that if the President and
members of his cabinet would
enforce existing laws the Mexi.
can problem could be solved
without additional legislation.
He personally conferred with
Secretary Of State Simpson and
emphasized the importance of
such action.
Hayden's position has been
completely vindicated by subse
queut developments.
The state department by the
simple process of refusing visas
to Mexicans has reduced the
food of Mexican immigration to
a trickle. The depression has
been a material factor, but even
if times had remained good the
Hayden policy would have been
effective.
Everyone admits that now
even the who for years refused
to enforce the law, while clamor.
ing for new enactments.
In 1928, before the adoption of
the Arizona Senator's sugges
ton, visas we're issued to So, ,456
Mexicans-all Of whom we're ad
mitted to the United States. In
1928-after new visa regulations
were put into effect-the NUN Der
admitted dropped to 80, sol. with
a further drop 10 1880 to IL. 1852.
The number OF Mexicaps admitt.
ed in 1881 dropped to 2,671.
Under the proposed quota bill,
1000 Mexicans would have been
permitted to enter from Mexico.
Under the Hayden policy of
strict enforcement of existing
laws, only 3I2 Mexicans were
admitted during the first eleven
months of the fiscal year 1882
who would have been subject to
the quota provision. The bal.
auce of / ,470 admitted were ex
empt from the quota provisions
because Of their status as stu.
dents, former residents or wives
and children OF previourly ad.
mltted aliens.
In other words-under present
rigid enforcement-brought bout
by the insistence of Senator Hay
den-1,6 $50 fewer Mexicans lie.
gally entered the United States
than would have been admitted
had the quota law been adopted.
Another fact of tqnal import
ance to workers is that none of
those who were granted vsas
we're common laborer.
The entire American move
ment has endorsed and is earn
estIy supporting Senator Carl
Hayden for denomination and re
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