The gentleman realizes that under present law there is no limitation on the amount of fee an attorney may charge an alien for assisting him in procuring his naturalization. This amendment was offered by me in the committee with a view to restricting and limiting the fees being charged in some of the large cities of the country. Evidence before our committee indicated very strongly that in a number of instances there were attorneys who were charging exorbitant fees to certain aliens in order to assist them in procuring their naturalization. The purpose of this amendment is to limit the fees attorneys may charge. In the first amendment I offered the limitation was $10. but the members of the committee were of the opinion that $10 was too low. that there are cases in which the alien must have the aid of competent counsel to protect him and to defend him in the naturalization court. and for that reason the committee increased the limitation.
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