Speech #900320977

In a speech in the House of Representatives on December 12. 1967. I urged that the Department of Justice take action to deport Carmichael. pointing out that Carmichael is a derivative citizen of the United States having been born in Jamaica. He was the son of parents subsequently naturalized and became a citizen by operation of law. If Carmichael should be convicted of a violation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act8 U.S.C. 1481(9)-he will lose this derivative citizenship and can be deported. We should act to deport him once and for all time. This section directly provides that a person who is a citizen of the United States whether by birth or naturalization. shall lose his nationality by "violating or conspiring to violate any of the provisions of section 2383 of title 18. or willfully performing any act in violation of section 2385 of title 18. or violating section 2384 of title 18when he is convicted thereofby a court of competent jurisdiction." The statute further provides that the burden of proof in such cases shall be merely by a preponderance of the evidence. Section 2385. to which the Immigration Act has reference. prohibits advocacy of the overthrow of our Government in the following respects and language clearly applicable to Carmichaels utterances and acts: Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates. advises. or teaches the desirability of overthrowing or destroying the Government of the United States . . . or Whoever . . . attempts to organize any ... group or assembly of persons who ... advocate or encourage the overthrow of (the United States) . . . by force or violence. Surely the evidence shows conclusively such a violationrepeatedly. In this connection.