Speech #600075089

Mr. Speaker. there are two amendments to the naturalization law which we passed at the last session of Congress embraced in this bill. One. as has been stated. is an anieadnent to make clear the right of appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals of both the Government and the applicant for naturalization. The purpose of the act that was passed at the last session was that there should be a uniform naturalization law. Yet we find. as a matter of fact. that this naturalization law. as it is being executed. is not uniform. I have heard of judges. and no doubt have heard correctly. who have decided that Japs were not entitled to naturalization. It shows that different judges construe the law In different ways. and the committee believe that there ought to be some tribunal whose decision would be binding upon the inferior courts. and hence it has provided in this bill that both the Government and the applicant may appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals.