Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Registration Act
Is Effective Soon
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Thereafter, 1t snail be the duty OF
every alien who is resident of the
United States, or parent or legal
guardian of any such alien, to notify
the commissioner in writing of each
change of residence and new ad-
dress within five days from the date
of each change. Aliens in the United
States but not residents thereof, must
notify the Commissioner in writing
of his address at the expiration of
each three months period.
1t is provided that the forms for
the registration and fingerprinting of
aliens shall contain inquiries with
respect to Q the date and place of
entry of the alien into the United
States; (2) activities in which he has
been and intends to be engaged; 60
the length of time he expects to re-
main in the United States; (4) the
criminal record, if any, of the alien
and 50 such additional matters as
may be prescribed by the Commits
sioner, with the approval of the At
torney General.
Records Kept Confidential.
All registration and fngerprint rec
ords are to be kept secret and con-
fidential, and shall be made avail
able only to persons or agencies des-
ignated by the Commissioner and ap-
proved by the Attorney General.
The following penalties are pro-
vided for those who fail to obey the
registration law: CD Any alien, or
any parent or legal guardian of any
alien, who willfully fails or refuses
to apply for registration and finger
printing, shall be fined not more than
$1,000, or imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both. (2) Any
alien, or any parent or legal guard
ian of any alien who files an appli-
cation containing statements known
by him to be false, or who procures
or attempts to procure registration of
himself or another person through
fraud, shall be fined not more than
$1,000, or imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both, and any alien
so convicted within five years after
entry shall also be deported. 60 Any
alien, or any parent or legal guardian
Of any alien, who fails to notify the
Commissioner of each change of resi-
dence and address shall be fined not
more than 500, or imprisoned for
not more than 80 days, or both.
Special Regulations.
The bill provides that all aliens
seeking to enter the United States in
the future shall be registered and
fingerprinted, and it authorizes the
Commissioner to prescribe special
regulations for the registration and
fingerprinting of G) alien seamen,
(2) holders of embarrassing iden-
LITIGATION cards, 60 aliens confined
in institutions within the United
States, (4) aliens under order of de-
portation and (5) aliens of any other
class not lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent resi-
dence.
There are several other important
provisions of this bill that affect
aliens. The following groups are
added to the classes of aliens subject
to deportation:
CD Aliens who knowingly and for
gain encourage or aid other aliens to
enter the United States unlawfully.
(2) Aliens who have been con-
victed under any state narcotics law
(addicts who are not dealers in or
peddlers Of narcotics are excepted),
CD Aliens who have been convicted
of possessing or carrying certain fire
arms.
These provisions do not apply to
acts committed prior to the date of
the enactment of the act Another
section of the bill excludes from the
United States any alien who has ever
been a member of the anarchistic and
similar classes defined in the Act of
October Is, 1918. It also provides
for the deportation of any alien who
at any time after entry has belonged
to any of these classes, no matter for
how short time, and no matter if
he is not now a member.
Law Allows Discretion.
In striking contrast with the sever
ity of this last provision, another sec
ton of the bill gives officials a dis
erection in certain deportation cases
which has long been urged and which
constitutes an important forward step
in humanizing our deportation law.
In cases where an alien proves good
moral character and where he is de-
portable only for illegal entry or GER
tain other non-criminal causes, the
Attorney General is given discretion
not to deport, if he finds that deporta-
ton ''would result in serious eco
nomic detriment to citizen or legally
resident alien who is the spouse, par
ent or minor child of such deportable
alien," and to record such aliens as
admitted for permanent residence
Another important part of the bill
makes it a crime to counsel disobedi-