She does not have to be of good character. because the Supreme Court long ago held. in the case entitled Kelley against Owen. Seventh. Wallace. 496. that the qualifying phrase. and who might herself be lawfully naturalized. found in section 1994 of the Revised Statutes. means no more than that she must be of the general. classracesfor which naturalization is authorized. Under this situation will the rights conferred be equal? Obviously not. Upon this fact too great emphasis can not be placed: If this resolution passes in its present form. foreign .women married to citizens will become voters without any of the safeguards of naturalization through court processes. "Mr. President. how many foreign women are there in the .United States? "The census of 1910 recorded. 13.500.000 persons of foreign ..birth in our population. During the years 1911 to 1914. 3.000..000 more were added. according to the estimate of the Immigraition Bureau. This is netmakes allowance for those who re.turned to their native lands. Froni 1915 to 1918 it is estimated Immigration has been about 300.000 a year. making in these years of the war 1.200.000 immigrants added to our population. .The total number of foreignborn persons here would. therefore. seem to be about 18.000.000. " Mr. President. there are in the United States today 5.821.757 .Women of foreign birth. They are mostly in the large industrial States.
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