Therefore. if the Secretary of State should make these exemptions it would be attributed necessarily to the President of the United States. That does not relieve the difficulty. which I have suggested. of involving the President in making a declaration that civil war or insurrection or rebellion or political disorder exists in a State sufficient to justify the migration of its citizens. and that would probably be a cause of offense. I was about to state that my amendment has reference to a particular provision of our treaty with Spain. and I had gone on to state that thousands of immigrants were here. and none of them had been extradited. nor has any demand for their extradition been made. We know perfectly well that there are men here today who would be extradited to Spain or to Cuba for trial there for their lives for offenses alleged to have been committed against the Spanish Crown if extradition were possible. Now. why is it not possible?
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