Immigration, Naturalization and Deportation, Resolution No. 304

IMMIGRATION, NATURALI ZATION AND DEPORTATION RESOLUTION No. 304 WHEREAS, certain foreign countries refuse to receive their nationals found to be deportable under our laws, and WHEREAS, remedial legislation appears to be impractical, we strongly urge that an international conference, or convention, be held for the purpose of giving full faith and credit to the decrees of the United States govern- ment ordering the deportation of aliens, particularly those convicted of crimi- nal deportable offenses. WHEREAS, the present administrative practice of granting lawful entry through the process of pre-examination to aliens who have entered illegally or otherwise have not qualified for admission for permanent residence affords to such aliens an unwarranted preference over those who in good faith and reliance upon the fair administration of our quota laws, are awaiting their turn under the quota of their respective quota, and WHEREAS, this process of re-examination is not in accord with the principle of the examination at the source, be it RESOLVED, that this administrative practice be discontinued and if, in the opinion of the administrative authorities this extra legal practice is in the best interests of the nation, legislative authority should be obtained and in that event, we recommend that a minimum period of residence of five years be established as a prerequisite for this extraordinary privilege, and that no alien who claimed exemption from military service should ever receive this extra- ordinary privilege, and WHEREAS, Naturalization is a privilege extended to aliens seeking the status of citizenship and contemplates that their admission should be mutually beneficial to the government and themselves, and that the applicants upon ad- mission should be citizens in fact as well as in name, we recommend the adoption of legislation that will provide as additional requisites for naturalization: (a) Ability to read English understandingly (b) A uniform period of residence in the United States which in no case should be less than three years. (c) An unequivocal obligation to bear arms RESOLVED, that immigration should be made truly selective and confined to the present quota or such reduced quotas as may hereafter be established and that only such persons shall be admitted from any country who may be found to be assimilable and well disposed to the basic principles of our American form of government and way of life.