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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... reason exempt from exclusion , he shall state fully in the application the grounds for such alleged exemption . ( e ) The application shall be verified by the oath of the immigrant before the con- sular officer , and shall be ...
... reason exempt from exclusion , he shall state fully in the application the grounds for such alleged exemption . ( e ) The application shall be verified by the oath of the immigrant before the con- sular officer , and shall be ...
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... reason exempt from exclusion , he shall state fully in the application the grounds for such alleged exemption . ( e ) The application shall be verified by the oath of the immigrant before the con- sular officer , and shall be ...
... reason exempt from exclusion , he shall state fully in the application the grounds for such alleged exemption . ( e ) The application shall be verified by the oath of the immigrant before the con- sular officer , and shall be ...
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... reasons , and the committee believes that under its plan of strict regulation and searching examination both here and ... reason : The House committee's plan admits the close relatives of natural- ized citizens and of certain declarants ...
... reasons , and the committee believes that under its plan of strict regulation and searching examination both here and ... reason : The House committee's plan admits the close relatives of natural- ized citizens and of certain declarants ...
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... reason that " distribution " and " supervision " might develop a system of peonage abhorrent to the institutions of the United States . The prosperity of the United States does not depend upon addi- tional unskilled immigrants coming to ...
... reason that " distribution " and " supervision " might develop a system of peonage abhorrent to the institutions of the United States . The prosperity of the United States does not depend upon addi- tional unskilled immigrants coming to ...
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... reason for its adoption was a failure of display of loyalty and patriotism of those who came from southwestern Europe . If this apprehension did exist , then the most complete answer destroy- ing such apprehension is found in an article ...
... reason for its adoption was a failure of display of loyalty and patriotism of those who came from southwestern Europe . If this apprehension did exist , then the most complete answer destroy- ing such apprehension is found in an article ...
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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...