Speech #650153937

Of course. aliens can only appeal to any foreign government through the government to which they owe allegiance. Advantage is taken of that fact. but I want you gentlemen when you vote for this bill to remember that there is -not an alien in the United States today who is not here by the invitation of the Government and the Congress of the United States through a treaty or by a law enacted by this bodynot One. An alien has no right to go into a foreign country except by the consent of that country. and no alien is in the United :States today who is not here by the consent of the Government and the people of the United States. � The operations of this bill are confined by its opening paragraph. beginning on line 3. page 1. to " any alien eligible by existing law to become a naturalized citizen of the United States". this limitation excludes in express terms all "alien slackbus." because it excludes from the operation of the bill everyone who has come to the United States since the outbreak of the European war. Websters new international dictionary defines " eligible" as follows: "Fitted or qualified to be chosen or elected. legally or morally suitable. as an eligible candidate." From this definition of the term " eligible " it will at once be seen that all aliens are excluded from the operation of the bill who have not been in the United States at least five years preceding the date of.the final enactment and approval of the law. For the information of the committee I desire to quote from a report.