Mr. Speaker. under the presentlaws an immigrant is inspected by the Commissioner or Superintendent of Immigration. He is inspected on Ellis Island. or supposed to be. That inspection takes place in our country. My proposition is to inspect him in the old country. I can see no reason why a man should be brought 3.000 miles before he can be inspected. My bill is for the benefit of the immigrant. If he is ineligible it is fair that he should be told that before he starts from home. It is not only impracticable. but it is a great hardship on the immigrant to encourage him or allow him to convert his little property into money and expend it all for tickets for himself and his wife. we will say. to come. perhaps. 4.000 miles. and then be told that he is ineligible. Why. Mr.
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