Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-19

alien who conspires to aid another
alien, unlaWfully, to enter the country.
In questions as to whether an alien
had entered unlawfully, the burden of
proof is put upon the alien. If he is
not registered at port of entry. it is as
Sumed that he was Struggled in, I'M
lawfully. In cases prior To 1896 such
proof cannot he required because all
records at Ellis Island were burned
that year.
Heretofore, an alien who had lived
in this country three years, or longer.
could not be required to prove his
lawful entry, but the present bill sets
aside all time limit.
There are fewer tragedies in con-
nection with immigration restriction
than under old laws. The 1924 law
permits immigrants to bring in their
children, outside the quota.
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There is one peculiarly uncertain
feature of the 1924 law which the de-
partment is DESTROYS of having elimi-
mated before June 80, 1927, when it
will go into effect. 1t refers to the
basis of nationality on which each
countryS quota rests. Section II pro
vides that the annual quota of any
nationality shall be 2 per centum of
the number of foreign-born individuals
of such nationality resident in CONT
mental United States as determined by
the United States census of 1890, but
the minimum of any nationality shall
be 100 That is clear. but how about
the following paragraph?
'tb) The annual quota of any ma
tionality for the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1927, and for each fiscal year,
thereafter, shall be a number which
bears the same ratio to $780, 900 as the
number of inhabitants in continental
United States in 1920 having that ma
tional origin (ascertained as herein
after provided in this section) bears
to the number of inhabitants in CONT
mental United States in 1920, but the
minimum quota of any nationality
shall be 100" Chis does not count
aliens ineligible to citizenship
The mystification arises in trying to
ascertain what was the national
origin" Of native-born Americans who
have descended from long lines of
mixed ancestry. According to immi-
grafton experts. this will furnish many
a puzzle for genealogists. The fact
that ones forefather was an English
cavalier, and his foremother perhaps
a Dutch maiden, will have to be in
vestigated and proved in order to as
certain the proper quota of Holland
or the United Kingdom.
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In Washington, the work of Amer
icanizing the aliens is progressing
with great enthusiasm and success in
the America niZation school, under the
principalship of Miss Alton and her
fine corps of teachers. What was an
experiment three or four years ago
has developed into a school of 1000
pupils of many nationalities-adul
men and women-who assemble in the
evenings for classes in general edu-
cation and American ideals. The
school building is already overcrowded.
In addition to the school, the stu
dents have co-operated in organizing
club with a fine library and
clubroom where they meet, or spend
their leisure. They publish a students
weekly paper and hold debates upon
American topics. There is never any
manifestation there of any but the
best spirit of American patriotism,
without dual citizenship" or dual al
legiance.
Copyright. 1926. by Paul v. Colns)