Chairman. I call particular attention to this proviso in the act of 193.7. It defines what political refugees are. It is in consonance with the decisions of our courts and with the practice the world over. But here we provideAliens. fugitives or refugees for political reasons. That is. if Lenin and Trotski should be overthrown by the people of Russia. under this amendment that whole coterie of bolsheviks could come en bloc to the United States. Now. it is not possible that in this bill we are going to amend the present ilimigration law. It is not possible that we are going to permit such a condition to exist and amend the law without consideration. Third. it is not possible that we are going to break down te fundamental procedure on the writ of habeas corpus. that palladium of tile liberties of tile Englishspeaking people. which has been adopted by. thiscountry .in both the Federal and State courts. and to say that a man shall have a jury trial on his demand. Fourth. it is not possible that we are going to repeal the law and provide that a man can come to this country. and that after he is here somebody then may arrest him and say he ought to be deported. You could not deport him. because he would win his case. You would have admitted him voluntarily.
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