The word implies much more than a preponderance of the evidence. There is another decision from Wyoming that I desire to quote. in which the court says: To satisfy the mind. we think the evidence must be such as to remove all reasonable doubt. The general definition of the word. as given in Websters Dictionary. is " to till up the measure of a want of a person or thing." and. more specifically. " to free from doubt. suspense. or uncertainty. to give assurance to. to set at rest the mind. to convince." So we give now. under the terms of this act as it stands. the power to determine this question so that no court can interfere with it. and then we put upon the immigrant the burden of -proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he is fleeing from religious persecution. The effect of this will be to make valueless the exception and to put it within the power of the immigration officer to exclude anyone who fails to satisfy his mind that he or she is seeking here an asylum from religious persecution.
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