(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Drastic clauses are contained in the Johnson Deportation Bill which was introduced into the House on January 26 with the approval of the House Immigration Committee.
The bill provides for the deportation of aliens who violate the prohibition, narcotic, or white slave laws and repeals the present law requiring the deportation of aliens convicted of ” moral turpitude,” but does not affect the law barring aliens from entry where the last named offense is concerned.
Deportation also of convicts as soon as they serve their sentences is provided and an alien serving a sentence of one year or more is subject to deportation.
The section of the deportation bill outlining the classes of aliens subject to deportation includes: An alien who at the time of entry was a member of one or more of the classes excluded by law from admission to the United States- at any time within five years after entry.
An alien who entered the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officials, or who eluded examination or inspection, or who obtained entry by a false or misleading representation-at any time after entry, unless the entry was before July 1, 1924, in which case at any time within five years after entry.
An alien who remains in the United States for a longer time than authorized by law or regulations made under authority of law-at any time after entry, unless the entry was before July 1, 1924, in which case at any time within five years after entry. An alien seaman not admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be considered as having remained in the United States for a longer time than authorized by law if he is found engaged in any occupation in the United States other than that of a seaman on a vessel arriving from or bound to a foreign port or place.
An alien who at any time within five years after entry is a public charge from causes not affirmatively shown to have arisen subsequent to entry-at any time after entry.
An alien who at any time within five years after entry, from causes not affirmatively shown to have arisen subsequent to entry, is an idiot, imbecile, feebleminded persons, epileptic, insane person, person of constitutional psychopathic inferiority, or person with chronic alcoholism-at any time after entry.
An alien who is convicted of any offense (committed after the enactment of the Deportation Act of 1928 and within 10 years after entry) for which he is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year or more-at any time after entry, but not after the expiration of three years after the termination of the imprisonment.
An alien who is convicted of any offense (committed after the enactment of the Deportation Act of 1928 and at any time after entry) for which he is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year or more, and who is thereafter convicted of the same or any other offense (committed after the enactment of the Deportation Act of 1928 and at any time after entry) for which he is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year or more-at any time after entry, but not after the expiration of three years after the termination of the imprisonment.
An alien who is convicted of any offense (committed after the enactment of the Deportation Act of 1928 and within 10 years after entry) for which he is sentenced to imprisonment for a term which, when added to the terms to which sentenced under two or more previous convictions of the same or any other offense (committed after the enactment of the Deportation Act of 1928) amounts to two years or more-at any time after entry, but not after the expiration of three years after the termination of the imprisonment.
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