Restriction of Immigration: Hearings Before the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 5, H.R. 101, and H.R. 561. December 26, 27, and 31, 1923. January 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 19, 1924 |
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Page 924
... officer is authorized to issue an immigration certificate when in his opinion the immigrant is admissible to the United States . The immigrant may ascertain the essential fact of his admissibility in advance , and is not , as under the ...
... officer is authorized to issue an immigration certificate when in his opinion the immigrant is admissible to the United States . The immigrant may ascertain the essential fact of his admissibility in advance , and is not , as under the ...
Page 925
... officer on that certificate would practically amount to a visé , in other words ? The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Mr. DOUGHTEN . Am I correct in understanding that a person coming here temporarily for business or pleasure does not require a ...
... officer on that certificate would practically amount to a visé , in other words ? The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Mr. DOUGHTEN . Am I correct in understanding that a person coming here temporarily for business or pleasure does not require a ...
Page 926
... officer gets the right to reject those whom he believes to have political opinions detrimental to the Government . He gets the right from the immi- gration act . Mr. DOUGHTEN . No , sir ; not the immigration act ; it is the pass- port ...
... officer gets the right to reject those whom he believes to have political opinions detrimental to the Government . He gets the right from the immi- gration act . Mr. DOUGHTEN . No , sir ; not the immigration act ; it is the pass- port ...
Page 927
... officer has no power to go out and hunt up evidence , but under the passport law he can . Mr. DOUGHTEN . Yes , sir ... officers to this day , when they secure proof or what they think is proof , notify the immigration officers or cause ...
... officer has no power to go out and hunt up evidence , but under the passport law he can . Mr. DOUGHTEN . Yes , sir ... officers to this day , when they secure proof or what they think is proof , notify the immigration officers or cause ...
Page 928
... officer or officers ( either of specific individuals or of officers generally ) of the Government of the United States or of any other organized government , because of his or their official char- acter , or ( 3 ) the unlawful damage ...
... officer or officers ( either of specific individuals or of officers generally ) of the Government of the United States or of any other organized government , because of his or their official char- acter , or ( 3 ) the unlawful damage ...
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admission agricultural alien seamen American citizens American Legion application arrival become bill bring CARR census of 1890 cent CHAIRMAN cities citizenship cloak makers committee Congress Constantinople consul consular officer convention COOLEY cotton court Department DICKSTEIN Doctor FAMA Doctor HILL DOUGHTEN editorials Ellis Island emigration Europe fact farm favor foreign foreign-born FREE FURUSETH gentlemen give Government HOLADAY HUDDLE HURLEY HUSBAND immi immigration certificate immigration law immigration officer industrial issue Italian Italy Jews landing card LUHRING matter McREYNOLDS naturalized negro newspapers October 16 organization papers Papini passport permitted persons Poland political population port PORTER POWELL present proposition Protestant provision question QUINN quota certificate RAKER regulations restriction RINGLAND Russia SABATH SATTERFIELD seamen's act Secretary of Labor selected ship statement thing tion to-day union United Urge VAILE vessel visé Yiddish press York York City
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Page 928 - ... the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States or of all forms of law, or (2) the duty, necessity or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers (either of specific individuals or of officers generally) of the Government of the United States or of any other organized government, or (3) the unlawful damage, injury or destruction of property, or (4) sabotage; " (e) Aliens who are members of or affiliated with...
Page 1093 - That the number of aliens of any nationality who may be admitted under the immigration laws to the United States in any fiscal year shall be limited to 3 per centum of the number of foreign-born persons of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1910.
Page 933 - States : (a) Aliens who are anarchists; (b) Aliens who advise, advocate, or teach, or who are members of or affiliated with...
Page 934 - President shall find that the interests of the United States require that restrictions and prohibitions in addition to those provided otherwise than by this Act be imposed upon the departure of persons from and their entry into the United States...
Page 928 - Aliens who advocate or teach or who are members of or affiliated with any organization that advocates or teaches (i) the overthrow by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means of the Government of the United States...
Page 931 - States require that restrictions and prohibitions in addition to those provided otherwise than by this section be imposed upon the departure of persons from and their entry into the United States, and shall make public proclamation thereof, it shall, until otherwise ordered by the President or...
Page 1136 - United States, by vessel or otherwise, any alien not duly admitted by an immigrant inspector or not lawfully entitled to enter the United States...
Page 1136 - That any person, including the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel, who shall bring into or land in the United States, by vessel or otherwise, or...
Page 1109 - That no alien excluded from admission into the United States by any law, convention or treaty of the United States regulating the immigration of aliens, and employed on board any vessel arriving in the United States from any foreign port or place, shall be permitted to land in the United States, except temporarily for medical treatment, or pursuant to regulations prescribed by...
Page 928 - For the purpose of this section: (1) the giving, loaning, or promising of money or anything of value to be used for the advising, advocacy, or teaching of any doctrine above enumerated shall constitute the advising, advocacy, or teaching of such doctrine; and (2) the giving, loaning, or promising of money or anything of value to any organization, association, society, or group of the character above described shall constitute affiliation therewith ; but nothing in this paragraph shall be taken as...