President. it will be noted that the Assistant Secretary of Lablor calls attention to the fact that there are certain provisions of the bill which. from an administrative standp int. are virtually insurmountable obstacles. He calls particular attention to the case of an alien being taken from a viessel in a port like the port of Norfolk. where there are no ilmigration detention stations. and in case the alien appeals from a decision of the officials of that port that he is not a bona fide seaman. he would have to be sent ll the way to Philadelphia. or else kept in jail at Norfolk pending the decision of the Secretary as to whether lie was a bona fide seaman or not. He points out that immigration officials should not be required to transport aliens from one port to another in order that their cases might be considered by the department. 1lepoints otut the fact that in case a Chinese person happened to be taken from a vessel in the port of New York and ordered deported to China. it would involve large expense. that all the way across the continent that person would possibly be able to institute habeas corpus proceedings. and that at court might be inclined to sustain a writ of habeas corpus. In other words. tie Assistant Secietary clearly shows the difficulties with regard to the bill froln an administrative standpoint and points out the virtual impossibility of getting it carried out in case it became a law. There are various other reasons why one should oppose this bill.
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