Let us see what is really the provision of the bill about which gentlemen rant and rave like they were mad.. Here is that part of the section providing for the educational test: SEC. 38. That no alien over 16 years of age physically capable of reading shall be admitted to the United States until he has proved to the satisfaction of the proper inspection officers that he can read English or some other language or dialect. and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor is hereby authorized and directed to prescribe from time to time such methods and rules as he may think best for the purpose of testing the ability of such immigrants to read: Provided. That an admissible alien over 16 years of age. or a person now or hereafter in the United States of like age. may bring In or send for his wife. his mother. his grandmother. his afflianced wife. his father who Is over 55 years of age. or his grandfather. if they are otherwise admissible. whether they are able to read or not. and such persons shall be permitted to land: Provided fUrther. That a daughter not exceeding 2.1 years of age o1 a son not exceeding 18 years of age. otherwise adinssible. if accompanying an admissible alien father or mother. shall be permitted to land whethersaid daughter or son is able to read or not.
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