By the census of 1900 the population of the United States between the oceans was. in round numbers. 76.000.000. Of these. 10.000.000 were of foreign birth and 16.000.000 more were of foreign parentage. Doubtless some have become citizens by naturalization. but certainly scattered through the country there are millions of aliens. If the contention of the Government be sound. whatever may have been done in the past. howcver little this field of legislation may have been entered upon. the power of Congress is broad enough to take cognizance of all dealings of citizens with aliens. That there Is a moral consideration in the special facts of this case. that the act charged is within the scope of the police power. is immaterial . for. as stated. there is In the Constitution no grant to Congress of the police power. I ask. Mr. Speaker. under the above broad and comprehensivedefinition of the scope of police authority of the State. can the federal statute punish a citizen for a dealing or transaction with that alien woman. even If the alien woman could be deported on account of the house she was found? This bill asserts. as I understand it. there is no limit on the time for deportation of an alien woman. But I will not pursue that line any further. The court says. "Every possible dealing of any citizen with the alien may have more or less induced her coming." I ask you.
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