Yes. seeking employment. Most gentlemen who ]lave spoken against this bill have been a little bit wrong on tills pointI do not know that the gentleman from New York fell into that errorbut when the immigrant comes we do not wait until he gets in to determine whether lie is coming for a lawful purpose. We examine him to see if he is coming as a contract laborer. These people declare their purpose on enterinig the country. We examine them to see if they .are coming as contract laborers within the meaning of the act .as it has existed for years. The purpose of this bill is to bar them when their intent develops at the port. and it is the duty of the administrative officers to discover that intent in order to enforce the law.
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