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z + : j o: *poliowe that the immigrant 1s inofmiasible to ‘tho + --.. -yostoa States under tho Ammigration Lowa.” 2022s : Bce.13(@): "No alion dncligible to eitizenship shall bo admittcd...wnless such alion is adaissibic pas o non-quota immigrant...or ia not an immigrant." . - ——-Boo »233 -"BURDEN Of PROOF; "Fhonover “207 alicn attcapts 40. enter the Unitod States the burden of proof Bha. ish that Ho {is not subject to -- upon such ‘alicn to csatat 7 exclusion undcr any provision of the immigration laws. The Act of Fobrusry 6,1017, providos: . : . + $oe.16:"Evory alicn who may hot appoar to the oxomining 4maigrant inspoctor at the port of arrival to be gioariy and beyond? a doubt entitled to land shall bo dctaine ‘or oxaminatgon in reintion thoroto by 4 board of spocial .. inquiry." . : pian bom on _ Procedure under tho scotion last quoted 4s undor tho * imnigration inspectors of the Labor Departmont. But it is —..—~.... clear from this soetioh, as woll as from Scc.2(f) and Soon .. __ 23 of the Immigration Act of 1924, that Congrces dotcrminod that "the burden of proof shall be upon-such-elion®-and thot noithor consular officora nor immigration Inspectors have authority to waive or noglect to onforco this mandato of the low, . . ‘This legal -roquiromont Ss also cmphaticnlly statod by * the Suprome Court of tho Unitod Statos: . "...4n ordor to safeguard against admission of thoso who aro unworthy or who for any roason fail to mcamro up to requircd standards, tho law puts tho burdon upon every applicont to show by satisfactory ovidonco that . L he has tho epoeificd qualifications...and whon doubts ve oxist...thcy should be resolved in favor of the Unitod Statcs and ngainet the claimant...And whon, upon o fair considcration of tho ovidence adduccd...doubt romainges. © s ontitled to tho bonofit of such - ae the United Statos 0 doubt and the 9 cation enould bo dcnicd.” (Unite: Btatos v.Rosika Beiwinmory 279 U.S.650). That Supromo Court docision related to roquircmonts of tho naturalization laws, But tho similar, if not moro sovore requirements of tho_ immigration laws rogarding tho "burden of proof" mako this ‘principio olcarly mandatory in considoring application of "any alion" to ontor tho . Unitod Statose,. 7s tates : ~ Re CERTAIN CLASSES “OF ALIENS "SHALL BE EXCLUDED" © Act of February 5)10i7-and tho-Algop-~ \ 2. - Tho Inmai gration C Exclusion and Doportation Att of Ootobor 16,1918," £5 21920. Foquire | | ty MBL o | RIES Ake hall arse te to weber wbindies Bee AES —— amended by the Act of Juno, ar, - eae FORRES GRE he Dw DEA NUE wee OL betas 5 megs: "mrt the following elasice of eAtons eh BY 4 be. a from .drission fnto the United Stetogr " : 60 "Anarchists or persone who boliove in or ndvocato tho 6L . cverthrow by foree and violcnco of tho Govornmont of rowho (isbolicve 4n or sro ‘opposed *. t.e.or who aro membors of or =. 62h . the United Statcs.. 0: and ~ to organized govornmecn’ h affiliated with any organization entertaini al 4 teaching disbolicf in or opposition to organ: cod 4 government," ote. (Sco.d,Act of Feb.5,1917). : . . apaions whe arc anarchists; yo b advooato or toach, or who aro : Alicns who adviso a . {aatoa with any organization, a . aa - associntion, socicty, or group, - a-5.- aw tonehes. opposition to ali organized - e membors of or affi that gdvisos, ..