They struck the Senate language out because that only applies to statutes. It provides: Nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal any existing law. treaty. or agreement. In so far as such law. treaty. or agreement serves to prohibit or restrict immigration Into the United States or any possession thereof. The gentleman from California said. and lie said truly. that the conferees did not think that went far enough. that it left ain opening under which Hindus and Japanese and others could get into the United States. So they struck that out and then put in this wide language: No alien in any way excluded from or prevented from entering the United States shall be admitted to the United StatesThat is. no alien. white. black. red. yellow. brown. or any other color.
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