These were not made citizens by those statutes. They are not citizens of any country. Section 2 permits their entry into the United States. its Territories. or possessions as nonquota immigrants who can be naturalized without filing declaration of intention. Section 3 provides that all natives entering as nonquota immigrants may be naturalized simply by petition and full compliance with all other provisions of naturalization laws. Section 4 applies to a third class of Virgin Island inhabitants. namely. aliens who have entered islands before or since acquisition by United States. without any record of entry and also have remained there. United States immigration laws have only recently (July 1. 1938) been efficiently applied to Virgin Islands. Section 4 extends provisions of Registration Act of March 2. 1929. to all persons who entered Virgin Islands before July 1. 1938. and have continuously resided there since then. Section 5 exempts such aliens from the $10 registry fee prescribed by the above actwhich otherwise would be a considerable hardship because of their small earnings. Furthermore. these inhabitants took up residence there without reason to believe they had to comply with immigration laws.
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