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, Part 2 |
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... fact that many of them had left their homes long before they had any reason to believe or expect that the quota of the country of their nativity would be exhausted and although they had received their visés . The bill in a measure aims ...
... fact that many of them had left their homes long before they had any reason to believe or expect that the quota of the country of their nativity would be exhausted and although they had received their visés . The bill in a measure aims ...
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... fact , because several of the countries have not even made full use of their quotas . The 3 per cent quota law would have permitted the coming of over 355,000 immigrants , but approxi- mately , in the last year , only 309,556 arrived ...
... fact , because several of the countries have not even made full use of their quotas . The 3 per cent quota law would have permitted the coming of over 355,000 immigrants , but approxi- mately , in the last year , only 309,556 arrived ...
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... fact that when the board at the port of entry rejects the applicant pursuant to the medical examina- tion , without an appeal case coming up , case after case has been ordered reexamined by the various boards or officers , or by some ...
... fact that when the board at the port of entry rejects the applicant pursuant to the medical examina- tion , without an appeal case coming up , case after case has been ordered reexamined by the various boards or officers , or by some ...
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... fact- Mr. GOTTLIEB ( interposing ) . Well , during my 15 years I probably had 10 or 15 such cases . Mr. RAKER . I do not care how many you had . I only want to know if it is not a fact- Mr. GOTTLIEB ( interposing ) . Well , I can only ...
... fact- Mr. GOTTLIEB ( interposing ) . Well , during my 15 years I probably had 10 or 15 such cases . Mr. RAKER . I do not care how many you had . I only want to know if it is not a fact- Mr. GOTTLIEB ( interposing ) . Well , I can only ...
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... fact , and you know it has been a fact for some 20 years , do you not ? Mr. GOTTLIEB . Yes ; I know it has been a fact ; but I thought now you had remedied that . Mr. Box . I do not know how . But that has gone on for 20 years , and we ...
... fact , and you know it has been a fact for some 20 years , do you not ? Mr. GOTTLIEB . Yes ; I know it has been a fact ; but I thought now you had remedied that . Mr. Box . I do not know how . But that has gone on for 20 years , and we ...
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Page 3 - An immigrant who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his application for admission to the United States has been, and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination, or professor of a college, academy, seminary, or university; and his wife, and his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if accompanying or following to join him...
Page 6 - That any alien who, at any time after entering the United States, is found to have been at the time of entry, or to have become thereafter, a member of any one of the classes of aliens enumerated...
Page 390 - All idiots, imbeciles, feeble-minded persons, epileptics, insane persons; persons who have had one or more attacks of insanity at any time previously ; persons of constitutional psychopathic inferiority; persons with chronic alcoholism ; paupers ; professional beggars ; vagrants ; persons afflicted with tuberculosis in any form or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease...
Page 7 - SEC. 16. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including any transportation company, or the owner, master, agent, charterer, or consignee of any vessel, to bring to the United States by water from any place outside thereof (other than foreign contiguous territory) (1) any immigrant who does not have an unexpired immigration visa, or (2) any quota immigrant having an immigration visa the visa in which specifies him as a non-quota immigrant. (b) If it appears to the satisfaction of the...
Page 390 - ... persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude...
Page 561 - ... might have been detected by means of a competent medical examination at such time, such person or transportation company or the master, agent, owner or consignee of any such vessel shall pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of...
Page 552 - All aliens over sixteen years of age, physically capable of reading, who cannot read the English language, or some other language or dialect, including Hebrew or Yiddish...
Page 391 - ... persons whose ticket or passage is paid for by any corporation, association, society, municipality, or foreign Government, either directly or indirectly...
Page 552 - ... dialects of immigrants. Each alien may designate the particular language or dialect in which he desires the examination to be made, and shall be required to read the words printed on the slip in such language or dialect.
Page 465 - ... collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section...