Mr. Chairman. this is a simple bill. Prior to the immigration act of 1924 those countries with which we had treaties. commerce treaties and treaties on navigation. were allowed to send into this country to transact business under those treaties aliens from those countries who came with a nonimmigrant status. that is to say. they came here and transacted the business under those treaties. They were allowed to bring their families with them. and after transacting the business they returned to the countries from which they came. The immigration act of 1924 limited that right to all those treaties which existed at that time. There were about 30 treaties which this Nation had with other nations at that time with respect to commerce and with respect to navigation. This bill simply extends that right to treaties which have been made since then or are in prospect of making.
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