President. I wish to address the Senate for a few minutes upon a matter entirely foreign to the question which has been under discussion today. On Monday a subcommittee appointed by the chairman of the Committee on Immigration will begir hearings on several immigration bills. at least three. one of which is a bill having for its purpose the exclusion of Japanese in this country from citizenship. regardless of whether they were born in this country or in any of its possessions. Since the bill was introduced and hearings were announced. we have received a great many letters from people throughout the country making inquiry about the type of legislation proposed. some of them challenging the right of the Congress to pass such legislation. and referring to Supreme Court decisions which have heretofore given to nativeborn Japanese the right to claim American citizenship. that is. referring to those born in continental United States and those born in our island possessions. I wish to say a word or two about that matter.
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