Legalization and privileges of citizenship for aliens who entered America unlawfully up to July 1, 1924, instead of the present period of June 3, 1921, the exempting of husbands of American citizenesses from the quota and a number of important changes in the existing naturalization laws are proposed in a report made by the Senate immigration committee to the Senate of a bill which in effect represents a recodification of the naturalization laws.
Another provision, of a restrictive and not liberalizing nature, similar to that recently offered in the House, would require applicants for citizenship to read, write and speak English as well as know as much about American history as set forth in the citizenship textbook issued by the Bureau of Naturalization.
Other changes proposed by the bill are the removal of doubt as to the naturalization of a minor child through the naturalization of the mother whether or not the child intends to remain in America permanently, admission as non-quota immigrants of unmarried children of American women who lost their citizenship by marriage to foreigners, as well as the women themselves, requiring that a naturalization witness be a citizen for five years and the repatriation of citizens who expatriated themselves through entering the military service of the armies of the Allies during the War.
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