Speech #640072908

I brought to the attention of the committee a case where a young man from Seattle had been working for the Ford Motor Co. in British Columbia for several months. He was a skilled workman. He visited his home in Seattle. and when ie attempted to return was. under this order to which I have referred. excluded. and the British Columbia officer stated that if he had not gone home he would have been deported. I am glad to say that upon the presentation of these facts the committee accepted my amendment. which read as follows: That whenever any foreign country contiguous to the United States shall by statute. Executive order. or otherwise. exclude from its terrl tory any class or classes of citizens of the United States upon grounds different from the grounds. for excluding aliens from the United States herein specified. the same class or classes of aliens residing in such contiguous country shall be excluded from the United States so long as such exclusion of United States citizens continues.