President. when this matter was under consideration last summer we discussed it briefly. and at that time I voiced an objection based upon the very language appcaring in lines 9 and 10 which has been made the subject of the proffered amendment of the Senator from Ohio . However. Mr. President. that is not the only thing that is wrong with the bill. If we look at line 4. we find that it provides: That an alien who entered the United States either from a foreign territory or an insular possession. either before or after the passage of this act. shall be promptly deported. And so forth. assuming that the alien comes within the later provisions. The Supreme Court of the United States has held time and again that under our Constitution an alien is entitled to the same protection as a citizen with reference to convictions.
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