Take the case to which he has alluded. Suppose that a person who has previously been in the United States and has returned to his own country comes back. driven by his necessities. and lands upon our shores. and. being landed. without money. without resources except the labor of his hands. honest in purpose. honest in his intent to do a mans part to support himself and those who may be dependent upon him. seeks the most menial employment. He is confronted by the statement on the part of the employer to whom he applies. "I can not employ you without making myself amenable to the punishment prescribed in section 5 of the immigration act (fine or imprisonment or whatever it may be). and therefore I must decline. and no corporation. company. or person in the broad domain of these United States can employ you. unless he or it violates a law of his country." "But." the immigrant says. "I came here bona fide. I came here to stay. I have ad no opportunity to declare my intention.
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