President. I would say to the Senator that I know an American citizen of Chinese descent who served In the World War who was unable to bring his Chinese wife to this country. although he Is a war veteran. There are very few of these cases. to be sure. but I think if the Senator from South Carolina realizes that a Chinese merchant who comes here to carry on international trade. a Chinese minister of the gospel. a Chinese professor. can bring their families and their children and live here permanently. he will see some justification for the Chinese wife of an American citizen being allowed to enter as an immigrant. The bill which the Senator from Connecticut is advocating simply permits the wives of ChineseAmerican citizens to come to this country if they were married prior to 1924. it being expected under the act of 1924 that their wives would be pernitted to come. but an interpretation of the law appears to make it impossible. In view of the very few Chinese that are suffering as a result of the separation of American citizens from their Chinese wives I hope the Senator from South Carolina will not press his objection. I do not wonder that at first blush he would be opposed to the legislation. I think we all would be if it were not for the fact that it applies to a very restricted number and takes care only of those Chinese wives who were actually married to American citizens prior to 1924 before the passage of the immigration act.
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