Chinamen often fraudulently claim that they were born in the United States and apply for habeas corpus. Some judges have sustained this claim. and it has entailed on them much trouble and cost and delay and no end of perjury. The next or eighth section undertakes to stop a leak which was left in our immigration law of March 3. 1903. In the thirtysixth section it is provided thatThis act shall not be construed to repeal. alter. or amend existing laws relating to immigration or exclusion of Chinese persons. etc. The result is that they can not turn back a Chinaman who has a dangerous contageous disease if he proves that otherwise he can come in. This allows the immigration laws. as far as such cases are concerned. to be applied to Chinamen as well as to other aliensa manifestly just provision. The ninth section is to give the United States an appeal. not now allowed. from the decision of the Commissioner if he is discharged. just as the defendant has the right of appeal. That is not at all unjust.
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Chinamen often fraudulently claim they were born in the United States and apply for habeas corpus.