Speech #670019476

I heard what the gentleman from Wisconsin said. He Is correct in his interpretation. because what is being adopted here is the Senate bill. The Senate bill did not originally have the provision about aliens under the age of 18 or children of citizens of the United States as an excepted class. and therefore the proviso was Inserted tothe effect that preference shall be given not only to the children but also to the wives of American citizens by naturalization. who themselves are American citizens by virtue of the naturalization law. There can be no question about that. A simple reading of the language establishes my contention. For the first time in the history of the country we are providing here that no person. no matter how good his character Inay be. seeking to come here from abroad. suffering fron religious persecution. under the terms of our bill as passed here. would have had to establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor that he was coming here solely to escape religious persecution. Yet under the terms of this bill its it is presented now today such a person can not cuter the United States. The same applies so far as political refugees are concerned. and that occurs the moment your 3 per cent is reached. even though he is fit. able. and capable of becoming a full American citizen in the broadest sense of the term. The American consul on the other side says. "You are of the type we want in America. but I can not give you a passport because 3 per cent Is about to be reached or has been reached." We are controlling immigration in two ways now. The Labor Department does not control it. The State Department controls it.