I think the Senator does not quite appreciate the important change which was made yesterday. That language of the report applied to the old language of the bill. which was "passenger." Of course to have put a head tax on every passenger coming from foreign contiguous territorythat is. from Mexico and Canada and Cubawould have been an intolerable burden. It was absolutely necessary to make those exemptions. But the Senate yesterday changed the word "passenger" to "alien immigrant." which is a term of art and describes a particular class of persons. Now. if there is an immigrant from Cuba. Canada. or Mexico who desires to come to the United States with the intention of remainingthat is. if he comes within the definition of the term "immigrant "-there is no reason why be should not be subjected to precisely the same laws as are immigrants coming from any other friendly country. It does not interfere with the citizens of those countries coming back and forth into the United States for the purpose of business or .pleasure. because they are not alien immigrants. and it does not touch them at all. Moreover. Mr.
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