I think myself any lawyer who examines it carefully will be convinced that there is one provision of it that makes it unconstitutional. But if it was absolutely constitutional. it is as unwise a piece of legislation as has ever been proposed to this House. in my judgment. The proposition is practically this: That the law shall put all proper safeguards around the admission of aliensand that is rightand then the immigrant having passed these safeguards. and having been given the right to come into this country. and having given up his alleglance to the country from which he came. shall. if he subsequently be convicted of an offense declared to be a felony. and which may be a very immaterial offense. by virtue of that fact. be deported. Now. it was well brought out by the gentleman from Illinois that we might declare he should be deported to the country from which he came without having it altogether in our power to carry out our declaration. Certainly if an American went to England. renounced his allegiance to this country. was guilty of an offense there. and England undertook to deport him to America. America might very well question the right of England so to do.
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