SEc. 3. That in cases where. upon the trial and conviction of any foreignborn and unnaturalized person of any crime or misdemeanor in any United. States court. or court of record of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia. the presiding judge shall certify that from the evidence produced at the trial he is satisfied that such alien is an anarchist. or that he is not attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and welldisposed to the peace and good order of the same. and that his remaining in. this country will be a menace to the Government. or to the peace and wellbein" 6f society in general. such convict. in addition to other punishments adju~ged. shall be taken before a commissioner of immigration. at a port of entry. who shall order his deportation. To put a case to illustrate what I apprehend would be the proper interpretationof this act: An alien comesinto the United States and makes a declaration of his intention to become a citizen. If he is tried and convicted of any crime or any misdemeanor (it will be observod that the term misdemeanor comprehends almost every offense that is merely an act prohibited. not a felony at common law). then that person. at the discretion of a judge. becomes liable to deportation. I do not see that any appeal is allowed. and according to the views of the judge as to whether the party was or was not agood citizen. not well disposed to the peace and order of the country. I suppose the judge might order the alien to be transported to any one of the ports of entry of the United States and there be deported. I submit that that is pretty severe. Now.
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