Speech #600029442

Speaker. let us not. while seeking to do justice to society in general. do that which in the last analysis is unjust. Because an alien may have committed a minor offense which for the time being has subjected him to punishment. let us not for that reason only put him in the same class with those other aliens the sole objectand purpose of whose being is to do evil. who would overturn the very foundations of society and bring chaos where order now reigns. and against the latter our laws give us ample protection. The act to regulate immigration passed by the last Congress contains. among others. the following provisions: SEC. 2. That the following classes of aliens shall be excluded from admission into the United States: All Idiots. imbeciles. feebleminded persons. epileptics. insane persons. and persons who have been insane within five years previous. persoi who have had two or more attacks of insanity at any time previously. paupers. persons likely to become a public charge. professional beggars. persons nillicted with tuberculosis or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease. persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective. such mental or physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living. persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude*. )olygamlsts. or persons who admit their belief In. the practice of polygamy. anarchists. or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States or of all government. or of all forms of law. or the assassination of public officials. prostitutes. or women or girls coming into the United States for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose. Spe. 10.