Mr. President. this bill affects only the wives and minor children of Chinesetreaty traders admitted into the United States as such traders under the treaty of 1880 and prior to the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924. Persons in this class are in an uncertain position because although the courts have ruled that the traders themselves. who were admitted under the treaty and not under the subsequent act. may remain in the United States even though they have lost their treaty status. there is confusion in the decisions with regard to the wives and children of such persons. Some courts have held that these wives and minor children may be excluded or deported if they entered the country or sought to enter the country or seek to enter the country subsequent to enactment of the 1924 law. Other courts have held that they may not be excluded. because the status of the husband is communicated to his wife and minor children. The purpose of this bill is to remove the confusion. The bill does not affect the status of treaty merchants who have come to the United States since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924. nor the status of the wives and minor children of such merchants.
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