Every alien who applies for American citizenship will be required to be able to read and discuss any suitable article taken from a newspaper to the satisfaction of the naturalization examiner prior to petitioning the court for citizenship if the proposed legislation, outlined in the report of the Commissioner of Naturalization of the Department of Labor, to Secretary Davis is adopted by Congress. The applicant would also be asked to give evidence of his knowledge of American institutions.
In his annual report the Commissioner also included recommendations that each applicant be required to sign his Declaration of Intention in the English language and be able to speak that language, unless he is unable to because of a physical disability. Recommendations were further made that citizenship be cancelled if anyone obtains a passport from the United States Government and allowed his certificate of naturalization to be used to enable an alien to enter America illegally.
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