The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
DEPORTATION OF ALIENS

Senator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina has introduced sev-I eraI bills restricting immigration and making deportation of aliens mandatory under certain conditions.
 The Senator stated that the im-I migration and alien questions del serve the serious consideration of Congress and of every American cit-I izen. In support of his measures heI quoted from the 1880 census to show that at that time there were IA, ,204,- 149 foreign-born in this country. Of this number, several millions were aliens who had taken no steps to become citizens. Hundreds of thousands of aliens should not bel come citizens for obvious reasons. The same census report also revealed that there were over 10000, ,O00 perl sons of foreign extraction in the Un-I ited States, or a third of our total population.
 The influx of aliens during thel first ten years of the quota-restrict-I ing law amounted to 3,687,547, heI continued. Over 2,0OO,000 of thisI mum Der were new immigrants. and during the past five years, over 1,- 000,000 were denied yisas by the Consular Service The Senator saidI that at least one person out of every eight on the relief roll in this country is an alien. Discussing the situation, Senator Reynolds asserted that in administering relief, the lO- real and other agencies make no dis tinctiOn between American citizens and aliens in the application of it's categories. Declaring that hundreds' of thousands of aliens are holding jobs which rightfully belong to Am. erican citizens, the country is con- fronted with the ridiculous position of not only paying aliens hundreds of millions of dollars annually inI wages, much of which is sent abroad but obligates itself to pension them after reaching a certain age for theI remainder of their lives.
 Senator Reynolds averred thatl there were thousands of alien crim-I inals rowing about the country, prey ing upon the citizens, who should bel deported and that because of theI lack of an alien registration act, itI is impossible to determine the num- Der of aliens in this country or theI number who were coming in across our borders or by other irregular means.
 The immigration and alien depor-I tation bills introduced by Senator Reynolds aim to place the opportun- ities for employment in the hands of American citizens only, protect
 living standards, and reduce the Nations relief burdens and it's crlm- inal record. The employment of any alien by any Department or agency of the Government of the United States is forbidden, except for a def mite purpose, and then only for al limited time. Deportation of alien criminals and spies, also aliens on relief, is made mandatory Under his measures existing immigration quo tas would be reduced by 90 per
 cent.
 Senator Reynolds further propo- ses to establish quotas for the coun-
 tries of the Western Heisphere onI ASSAPiONdl DdSio. IlS WOulu pre- vent the separation of families by
 denying entry to any alien who
 leaves his family abroad and takes l up residence here.
 Another important feature of Sen ator Reynolds proposed legislation
 is provision for the registration of all aliens now in the United States
 or who shall hereafter be admitted