You are putting under the chance of blackmail every alien woman who hereafter marries an American citizen. although she may be chaste as the driven snow. because any man or any woman who has a grudge or prejudice. or simply desires money. can go to that woman and say: "We will bring in proof that you were. to any extent. immoral prior to your marriage. we will deprive you of your American citizenship. we will affect the rights of laroperiy . we will cast a doubt on the citizenship of you and your children." There is absolutely no limit to the possibilities of this amendmeat. Nowv. the cases affected are few. As I remember. in the investigation by the immigration committee we were never able to find but two authentic cases where a known certain prostitute gained Anerican citizenship by marriage to an American citizen. and for these few cases we purpose to cast a doubt on the citizenship of every alien woman that hereafter marries an American citizen. "De minibus non curat lex" is a good old legal maxim. By attempting to meet these rare cases we cast a doubt upon the citizenship of thousands. I sincerely hope that the motion of the gentleman from Illinois will prevail.
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Generalizing that alien women who marry American citizens are vulnerable to blackmail and having their citizenship questioned.