And I am of the opiniot that the amendment suggested by the gentleman from Rhode Island will accomplish the desired result. Mr. Chairman. there are efforts being made to amend two other provisions of this sectionthose with reference to the deportation of an alien who may become a public charge and the deportation of an alien who may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year or more for the commission of a crime after the entry of the alien to the United States. As the bill now reads. it provides for the deportation of any alien who within three years after entry becomes a public charge from causes existing prior to the landing. It has been proposed to Increase this length of tine to five years. This. in my opinion. is entirely unnecessary. as I am convinced that shoulti ? n alien )ecome a public charge after he had been in this country for over three years his condition could hardly be traced to causes existing prior to his landing and it would be manifestly unfair to extend this time for two more years.
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