There are a few thousand. principally in the western States. in California and the other coastal States. and in a few of the inland States there are Japanese who claim citizenship by reason of birth. as well as Japanese who have come here from Japan. It is well known that by reason of laws which have been on our statute books for many years. Japanese cannot become naturalized. It is also known that children born to Japanese who themselves cannot claim citizenship by naturalization. not having been born here. may claim citizenship by reason of the mere incident of birth. as it was recently stated -inone Supreme Court decision. The situation is not so serious in continental United States as it is in the islands. I am told that on the island of Oahu alone. where Pearl Harbor is located. there are about 140.000 or perhaps 150.000.
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