I am pleased that for once I can agree with the gentleman from Kansas . that the rule reported is a fair one. I have no fault to find with the rule or with the provisions thereof. but I do object to its being brought in at this time. I feel satisfied that if the Committee on Rules and the membership of the House were thoroughly familiar with conditions .as .they exist today they would realize that it is not necessary to urge the passage of the immigration bill at this time. I am inclined tobelieve that the Committee on. Rules has been imposed upon and made to believe that this legislation is necessary. I have been told by several Members of this House within the past few days that we have no immigration legislation at the present timd. and that they are in favor of some kind of a .bill. This ridiculous report has been spread broadcast. and. consequently. the general piblic and the melbership of this House have been misled. Mr. Speaker. I desire to say that we have strict immigration laws at the present time--laws that are more stringent than those of any other country. Under our present law we exclude all of the undesirable .aliens. and for the information and enlightenment of the House I will read a part of section 2 of the present law. which will .speak for itself: .SEc. .2. That the following classes of aliens shall be excluded -from admission into the United States: All idiots. imbeciles. feebleminded .persons. epileptics. Insane persons. and persons who have been insane within five .years previous. persons who have had two or more.attacks of insanity at any time previously. paupers . persons likely to become a public charge. professional beggars. persons afflicted with tuberculosis or With a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease. persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective. such mental or physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living. .persons who have been -convicted of or admit :having committed a .felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving mortal turpitude* polygamists. or persons who admit their belief in the practice of -polygamy. anarchists. or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United -States. or of all government. or of all forms of law. or the assassination of public officials . prostitutes. or women or girls coming into the United States for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purpose. per.sons who are supported by or receive in whole or in part the proceeds of prostitution . persons who procure or attempt to bring in prostitutes or women or girls for the purpose of prostitution or for any. other immoral purpose . persons hereinafter called contract laborers .who have been induced or solicited to migrate to this country by offers or promises of employment or in consequence of agreements. oral. written or printed. expressed or implied. to perform labor in this country of any kind. skilled or unskilled . those who have been. Within one year. from the date of application for admission to the United States. de.ported as having been induced or solicited to migrate as above doscribed any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another. or who is assisted by others to come. unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown that such person does not belong to one of the -foregoing excluded classes and that said ticket or -passage was not paid for by any corporation. association. society. municipality. or foreign Government. either directly or -indirectly . all children under 16 years of age unaccompanied by one or both of their parents. * * * Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of this House. do you not think that this is drastic enough?
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