President. this bill would simply change the definition of persons ineligible to citizenship so as to bring it up to date. It now includes. although perhaps it has no effect. persons of the Chinese race. As we know. the law was amended in 1943 so as to make persons of the Chinese race eligible for citizenship under certain conditions. The bill would make neutral aliens who refuse service under the Selective Service Act ineligible for citizenship. That was the intent of the Selective Service Act. and the bill simply would make this particular section of the Immigration Act consistent with that intention.
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