Selective Immigration Legislation: Hearings Before the ...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...1924 - 314 pages |
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... believe . The CHAIRMAN . Mr. Davis , the committee is aware that you have paid great attention to this subject of immigration , not only from a theoretical standpoint , but also from a practical standpoint in the administration of the ...
... believe . The CHAIRMAN . Mr. Davis , the committee is aware that you have paid great attention to this subject of immigration , not only from a theoretical standpoint , but also from a practical standpoint in the administration of the ...
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... believe right now that if the matter were put to a referendum vote of the people of this country , rather than have it go on as it is , they would vote for total exclusion . Senator HARRISON . I think you are right on that point ...
... believe right now that if the matter were put to a referendum vote of the people of this country , rather than have it go on as it is , they would vote for total exclusion . Senator HARRISON . I think you are right on that point ...
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... believe there would be complaint , Senator Harrison , if we were to take 1920 rather than 1910 , because conditions during the war and immediately following the war prevented a great many people from coming in from the central empires ...
... believe there would be complaint , Senator Harrison , if we were to take 1920 rather than 1910 , because conditions during the war and immediately following the war prevented a great many people from coming in from the central empires ...
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... believe that we ought to apply the quota to the Western Hemisphere , or at any rate to these Latin American Republics ? Secretary DAVIS . My recommendation is that you apply the quota to the Western Hemisphere . Senator HARRIS . Mr ...
... believe that we ought to apply the quota to the Western Hemisphere , or at any rate to these Latin American Republics ? Secretary DAVIS . My recommendation is that you apply the quota to the Western Hemisphere . Senator HARRIS . Mr ...
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... believe it does , so far as human ingenuity can fore- see . I am perfectly sure that the day after the new law takes effect at Ellis Island a case will arise that is not covered by that new law . The regulating of the human being in his ...
... believe it does , so far as human ingenuity can fore- see . I am perfectly sure that the day after the new law takes effect at Ellis Island a case will arise that is not covered by that new law . The regulating of the human being in his ...
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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 158 - The owner, charterer, agent, consignee, or master of any vessel arriving in the United States from any place outside thereof who fails to detain on board any alien seaman employed on such vessel until the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival has inspected such seaman...
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 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.