Speech #680086291

Witlout this amendment. it is said by many. there will be no real exclusion of certain nationals Intended by the bill under consideration to be excluded. Such excluded persons or nationals sought to be excluded will come in as seamen. as they are coming into the United States now in great numbers. The report of the Commissioner of Immigration for [9Z states that 973.804 alien seamen are reported to have arrived in the ports of the United States and to have been examined as to their health. The report for 1923 states that 1.018.000 alien seamen arrived in the ports of the United States and were examined for that year. Included in this number are. of course. the petty officers of the vessels arriving.