Speech #670019276

Is there objection to the present consideration of the conference report on -the immigration bill? The Chair hears none. and the Secretary will read the report. The report was read as follows: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States having met. after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by -said amendment insert the following: "That as used in this act"The term United States means the United States. and any waters. territory. or other place subject to the jurisdiction thereof except the Canal Zone and the Philippine Islands. but if any alien leaves the Canal Zone or any insular possession :of the United States and attempts to enter any other place under the jurisdiction of the United States nothing contained in this act shall be construed as permitting him to enter under any other conditions than those applicable to all aliens. "The word alien includes any person not a nativeborn or naturalized citizen of the United States. but this definition -shall not be held to Include Indians of the United States not -taxed nor citizens of the islands under the jurisdiction of the United States. "The term immigration act means the act of February .5. 1917. entitled An act to regulate the immigration of aliens to. and the residence of aliens in. the United States. and the term immigration laws includes such act and all laws. con�ventions. and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration. exclusion. or expulsion of aliens. " SEC. 2. (a) That the number of aliens of any nationality who may be admitted under the immigration laws to the United States in any fiscal year shall be limited to 3 per cent of the number of foreignborn persons of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1910. This provision shall not apply to the following. and they shall not be counted in reckoning any of the percentage limits provided in this act: (1) Government official . their families. attendants. servants. and employees. (2) aliens in continuous transit through the United States. (3) aliens lawfully admitted to the United States who later go in transit from one part of the United States to another through .foreign contiguous territory. (4) aliens visiting the United States as tourists or temporarily for business or pleasure. (5) aliens from countries immigration fron which is regulated in accordance with treaties or agreements relating solely to immigration . (6) aliens from the socalled Asiatic barred zone. as described in section 3 of the immigration act. (7) aliens Who have resided continuously for at least one year immediately preceding the time of their admission to the United States in the Dominion of Canada. Newfoundland. the Republic of Cuba. the Republic of Mexico. countries of Central. or South Ameri~a. or adjacent islands. or (8) aliens under the age of 18 who are children of citizens of the United States. "(b) For the purposes of this act nationality shall be determined by country of birth. treating as separate countries the colonies or dependencies for which separate enumeration was made in the United States census of 1910. "(c) The Secretary of State. the Secretary of Commerce. and the Secretary of Labor. jointly. shall. as soon as feasible after the enactment of this act. prepare a Statement showing the number of persons of the various nationalities resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1910. which statement shall be the population basis for the -purposes of this act. In case of changes in political boundaries in foreign countries occurring subsequent to 1910 and resulting (1) in the creation of new -countries. the !governments -of which are recognized by the United States. or (2) in the transfer of territory from one country to another. such -transfer being recognized -by the United States. such officials. jointly. shall estimate the number of persons resident in the United States in 1910 who were born within the area included in such new countries or in such territory so transferred. and revise the population basis as to each country involved in such change of political boundary.