ALASKA

The immigration laws in this Territory acquired by purchase from Russia in 1867, are administered by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Up until the last combination and delimitation of Service districts, Alaska constituted a separate district with headquarters at Ketchikan. The Territory is now included in district 18, under the jurisdiction of the Seattle, Wash., office.

Officers are stationed at several points in the Territory. There are vessels from Canada to inspect, and the general line of immigration duties to perform.

CONCLUSION

Perhaps, if there is any one phase of immigration enforcement which is more important than another and which has a peculiar relationship to our insular possessions, it is the necessity of obtaining a clear understanding of the nationality laws covering natives of the insular possessions in order to determine appropriately in each case that arises the true status as to alienage of the individual examined. Obviously in a brief paper of this character, it is not possible to cover adequately the nationality laws involved.

NOTES

1. Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 874 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 173).

2. Sec. 28 (a), 43 Stat. 153 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 201).

3. Public, No. 127, 73d Cong., Mar. 24, 1934; Immigration General Order 209, June 8, 1934.

4. 31 Stat. 141-161 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 4; title 48, sec. 494).

5. 23 Op. Atty. Gen. 345 (1901).

6. 30 Stat. 751 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 293).

7. 31 Stat. 161 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 294).

8. 32 Stat. 176; 33 Stat. 428 (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 295).

9. 23 Op. Atty. Gen. 487 (1904).

10. 22 Stat. 826.

11. Sec 6, Act of May 6, 1882, as amended (22 Stat: 58 ; 23 Stat 115; 33 Stat. 428).

12. 34 Stat. 898.
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