Personally. I would have preferred to see the provisions of the Judd bill. establishing a quota for the Japanese people. enacted into law. and in this respect. this resolution does not go far enough. However. it does in measure right the wrong created by the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924 in predicating our immigration policy toward the peoples of the Far East solely upon the basis of race. This resolution declares that "the right to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. subject to the provisions of this act. shall not be denied or abridged because of race." This is as it should be. for there is no such thing as a master race. This resolution will at long last give the right to the Issei. the foreignborn Japanese. who came to this country seeking permanent residence prior to 1924. to apply for United States citizenship. It will do away with property restrictions against them. it will give them the opportunity to rise from residence by sufferance to equality of rights under our laws.
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