Chairman. the gentleman from Virginia . in his remarks a while ago in reply to questions propounded to him. launched into the question as to whether this bill violates a treaty. and I will answer his argument. My contention is that it violates no treaty with any country. The right to deport undesirable aliens. as I have often said during the consideration of this bill. is Inherent in the very sovereignty of our Government and could not be contracted or bartered away by any treaty. The gentleman from Massachusetts . who offered the amendment the other day. admitted that he did not believe It was in violation of a treaty. and yet he does the inconsistent thing of asking this House to adopt his amendment which would. in effect. submit that question to the State Department. He says in one breath that it violates no treaty. and in the next says he is willing to leave that vital question to an unfriendly court.
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