Mr. President. the Senator knows we are confronted with a rather delicate situation in dealing with immigration where the immigration laws exclude certain races. The bill recognizes existing law. but proposes to make some modification by providing that bona fide seamen upon vessels of a nation whose nationals are excluded may enter if they are bona fide seamen. and enjoy the same privileges as are granted to bona fide seamen of nations outside of the exclusion category. . As I understand the bill. it goes further and declares that dependencies of nations. where those dependencies contain races which are excluded. come within the provisions of the bill and their seamen may not be brought in even by the nation of which they are subjects. That is to say. to give a concrete illustration under the bill as I interpret it. a Chinese national may enter the United States if he is a bona fide seaman upon a Chinese ship. Japanese may enter the United States if bona fide seamen upon a Japanese vessel. - A Chinese would be subject to the provisions of the bill for deportation if he should come to the United States on a vessel other than that which belongs to the nation of which he is a national.
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