Cuba. or Canada will be in the slighest degree interfered with. They will pay no tax. they will be liable to no tax. they will not be touched in any way. The only persons who will be affected will be the alien immigrant. and an immigrant from Cuba. Mexico. or Canada must be included in the same legislation as is the immigrant from Germany or from France or from England or from Italy. because otherwise we will run up against the favorednation clause. which is in almbst all of our treaties. It is impossible to have the legislation if you do not make it general and uniform. When the word "passenger" was used it would have affected all those persons coming in on business or pleasure with the intention of returning to their country. It was then an absolute necessity. but now that the term has been changed to" alien immigrant" it is no longer a necessity. because the great mass of the people who come over the border are not alien immigrants and are not affected by the law at all. But an alien immigrant. no matter from what country he comes. must fall under the law. because we can not draw a distinction between one country and another unless we make special treaties to that effect.
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