The bill also proposes that an offense thereunder shall constitute a felony whereas it is now described as a misdemeanor. notwithstanding the fact that the penalty was fixed at a maximum of $2.000 fine and imprisonment for 5 years. Changing the classification of the offense from a misdemeanor to a felony seems more in keeping with the severity of the penalty. The words "any other law relating to the immigration or expulsion of aliens." at the end of the description of the offenses. were inserted so that the penalties for violation thereof would not be limited to violations of the Immigration Act of 1917. but would also apply to the Immigration Act of 1924. and any other laws which may be enacted of like character. The change of language which is designed to meet specifically the deficiency found by the Supreme Court in the existing section will be found in the last clause at the end of the bill. Enactment of this measure will greatly facilitate control over the smuggling of aliens and the harboring of aliens who have illegally entered the country.
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