Speaker. when this same bill was brought before the House under request for unanimous consent some time ago. I stated. and now repeat. that it seems to me mainfestly unjust after providing qualifications for the admission of aliens to citizenship in the United States. and providing a small fee for admission in order that the path to citizenship may be made simple and easy. to defeat the purpose by a bill like this. This bill will permit any United States district attorney to appeal naturalization cases and force an applicant for naturalization to employ an attorney at his own expense in order to defend his application in the circuit court of appeals. Practically. so far as the applicant is concerned. it may operate as an enormous increase in the cost of his becoming a citizen. not because of any question of fact. but simply because of an alleged error of the local judge in admitting the man to citizenship. Now. it seems to me that If it Is so Important to provide that district attorneys and immigration officials may appeal from the decision of the local judge in these cases. in order to unify and harmonize the law. the poor applicant for citizenship should not be made to bear the whole burden of testing the judgments of State or Federal judges. and for that reason. if for no other. I shall vote against this bill. But.
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