Selective Immigration Legislation: Hearings Before the Committee on Immigration, United States Senate, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session, on S. 2365 and S. 2576, a Bill to Limit the Immigration of Aliens Into the United States, and to Provide a System of Selection in Connection Therewith, and for Other Purposes. February 13, 14, 20, 21, March 8, 13, 14, April 7 and 8, 1924 |
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... officer of one of the countries in Europe said that his Government was interested in immigration to give us only the old men and the rubbish . Another was interested in getting rid of some four hundred thousand refugees from Russia ...
... officer of one of the countries in Europe said that his Government was interested in immigration to give us only the old men and the rubbish . Another was interested in getting rid of some four hundred thousand refugees from Russia ...
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... officer who has given him the certificate ? Secretary DAVIS . If he wants to do so , he can ; but it is not neces- sary . He has his certificate and that serves as the visé . Senator KING . It seems to me that if the government rejected ...
... officer who has given him the certificate ? Secretary DAVIS . If he wants to do so , he can ; but it is not neces- sary . He has his certificate and that serves as the visé . Senator KING . It seems to me that if the government rejected ...
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... officer and tell him that I want to go to America . He presents me this certificate which has to be filled out . The American consular officer can say , " I want a medical cer- tificate . I want to know what the health conditions of ...
... officer and tell him that I want to go to America . He presents me this certificate which has to be filled out . The American consular officer can say , " I want a medical cer- tificate . I want to know what the health conditions of ...
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... officers of whom you speak that there was an overamount of labor and it would be to our economic disadvantage to ... officer makes the selection . Senator KING . You subject whatever percentage we agree upon as the quota to the same ...
... officers of whom you speak that there was an overamount of labor and it would be to our economic disadvantage to ... officer makes the selection . Senator KING . You subject whatever percentage we agree upon as the quota to the same ...
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... officers are here and they can speak for themselves . Of course , you will have some objections from some of these European governments , and that is why I made the state- ment I did just a moment ago . Senator HARRISON . I am not ...
... officers are here and they can speak for themselves . Of course , you will have some objections from some of these European governments , and that is why I made the state- ment I did just a moment ago . Senator HARRISON . I am not ...
Common terms and phrases
administrative admission admitted agricultural apply assimilability Assistant Secretary HENNING BRAMAN bring census of 1890 cent CHAIRMAN coming consul crew CURRAN Department DEVER discrimination eastern Europe Ellis Island EMERY emigrants fact farm farmers favor foreign born FURUSETH gentlemen give Government GULNACK hear HUSBAND immi immigration law industry Italian Johnson bill KINNICUTT La Follette language large number legislation MARSHALL MAYPER ment months native passport population port present law present quota President provision question quota law races racial RAVENEL reason REED of Pennsylvania regulations represent require restriction seamen's act Secretary DAVIS Secretary of Labor Senator COPELAND Senator HARRIS Senator HARRISON Senator KING Senator REED Senator WILLIS ship skilled labor southern and eastern speak special immigration certificate statement steamship steamship companies suggest thing tion to-day United UNITED STATES SENATE vessel visé certificate York
Popular passages
Page 48 - ... name and complete address; whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where; whether ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane...
Page 179 - ... who have been induced, assisted, encouraged, or solicited to migrate to this country by offers or promises of employment, whether such offers or promises are true or false, or in consequence of agreements, oral, written or printed, express or implied, to perform labor in this country of any kind, skilled or unskilled...
Page 179 - States, deported as having been induced or solicited to migrate as above described ; any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come, unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown that such person does not belong to one of the foregoing excluded classes...
Page 150 - 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...
Page 202 - States to another through foreign contiguous territory, (5) a bona fide alien seaman serving as such on a vessel arriving at a port of the United States and seeking to enter temporarily the United States solely in the pursuit of his calling as a seaman...
Page 162 - Labor shall by regulation prescribe ; and after the arrival of any such vessel it shall be the duty of such owner, agent, consignee, or master to report to such immigration officer, in writing, as soon as discovered, all cases in which any such alien has illegally landed from, the vessel, giving a description of such alien, together with any information likely to lead to his apprehension ; and before the departure of any such vessel...
Page 11 - 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 accompany or following to join him...
Page 48 - ... children, if any; calling or occupation; personal description (including height, complexion, color of hair and eyes, and marks of identification...
Page 202 - The admission to the United States of an alien excepted from the class of immigrants by clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 3, or declared to be a non-quota immigrant by subdivision (e) of section 4, shall be for such time as may be by regulations prescribed...
Page 179 - Whoever knowingly makes under oath any false statement with respect to a material fact in any application, affidavit, or other document required by the immigration laws or regulations prescribed thereunder, or knowingly presents any such application, affidavit, or other document containing any such false statement — "Shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.