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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... restrictions provided for in this act , when it shall satis- factorily appear to the Secretary , after full hearing and investigation , that the facts stated in such petition are true ; and , where the petition is filed in behalf of a ...
... restrictions provided for in this act , when it shall satis- factorily appear to the Secretary , after full hearing and investigation , that the facts stated in such petition are true ; and , where the petition is filed in behalf of a ...
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... restriction of immigration and the other means definitely proposed is Mr. Johnson's 2 per cent of 1890. It is not for me to advance any opinion as to which is better , but may I say - if I am speaking out of turn I hope you will stop me ...
... restriction of immigration and the other means definitely proposed is Mr. Johnson's 2 per cent of 1890. It is not for me to advance any opinion as to which is better , but may I say - if I am speaking out of turn I hope you will stop me ...
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... comes voluntarily and he must understand and undergo the difficulties . You are adding more difficulties , but that is restriction . Senator COPELAND . In other words , you think that SELECTIVE IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION 35.
... comes voluntarily and he must understand and undergo the difficulties . You are adding more difficulties , but that is restriction . Senator COPELAND . In other words , you think that SELECTIVE IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION 35.
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... restriction . That is the popular feeling . Now , are we not in danger of over- loading this bill with such restrictions in the way of requirements as to the petition that an immigrant must sign to the extent that we will check all good ...
... restriction . That is the popular feeling . Now , are we not in danger of over- loading this bill with such restrictions in the way of requirements as to the petition that an immigrant must sign to the extent that we will check all good ...
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... restriction ? It is largely caused by what takes place at Ellis Island , and it is perfectly curable . So there is every reason why there should be some flexibility and elasticity with regard to this ironclad rule . You may extend that ...
... restriction ? It is largely caused by what takes place at Ellis Island , and it is perfectly curable . So there is every reason why there should be some flexibility and elasticity with regard to this ironclad rule . You may extend that ...
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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.