This measure. H. R. 349. concerns principally that very large group of persons in the United States who unfortunately have constituted a permanently alien group--who have been compelled by the operation of the naturalization laws to remain aliennot by reason of any desire on their part or because of circumstances within their power to change but simply because of the inflexibility of the naturalization laws. The naturalization act of 1906 established the system of recording the name of every individual who entered the United States at the port at which he entered. In 1911 the requirement that a certificate of arrival be filed with every petition for naturalization was added. This certificate is to be based upon the records made by immigration officials at tme aliens port of entry. It is at this point that thousands of persons experienced difficulty. No official record of their entry could be found. In many cases there had been no record made. many were children when they entered and could not remember the name of the vessel or the port by which they entered. Some. of course. entered improperly. but the fact remains that. regardless of how they entered. they are here and can not be deported. The fact that no official record of their entry could be found prevented the issuance of a certificate of entry to them. and they were consequently barred from final naturalization process. During the years 1906 to 1911 no record was made of those persons who entered across the Canadian border. A great many people came in that way.
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