Speech #740017629

Any Filipino who wants to take advantage of this privilege will be required to make a voluntary application to the Secretary of Labor. It is not a compulsory law. but the acceptance of the benefits would carry certain penalties due to provisions of current law. If any Filipino is removed to the Philippine Islands under this resolution. it would then be necessary to hold that his residence in the United States had been terminated and therefore. under the provisions of the act of March 24. 1934. he could reenter only under the same conditions applicable to all citizens of the Philippine Islands. that is. if coming for permanent residence he would have to secure and present an immigration visa and would be charged to the annual quota of 50 allotted to the Philippine Islands. He would then be in the same class as any other alien seeking admission. with one exceptionhe is not barred from entry because of the fact that he is ineligible to citizenship. However. the two Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands. while appearing before our committee during public hearing on this resolution. stated quite emphatically that it was their opinion that none of the Filipinos who may be transported back to the islands under this resolution would seek to come back here. because most of them had come to the United States as adventurers. hoping to find good jobs and. having failed to do so and having fallen into distress here. they would be only too glad to get back home and would stay there.