Yee Si, Also Known as Yee Suey v. John P. Boyd, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization
Opinion
Opinion
Lemmon, J.
The appellant, a Chinese alien, is attempting to parlay his status of “temporary visitor for business” into that of “a member of the exempt class, either as a visitor or as a merchant, with the privileges of remaining as long as desired”.
The immigration record shows that the appellant was to remain in the United States until January 28, 1948. Nearly a decade has elapsed since that date — and the “temporary visitor”, like the storied “Man Who Came to Dinner”, is still an unwelcome guest who insists that he has the right to stay as long as he pleases.
We do not look with favor upon this deportable alien’s attempt to play ducks and drakes with the laws and the courts of the United States.
1. Statement of Facts
According to the immigration record, the appellant is a native of China and is of the Chinese race. He was a merchant in the Philippine Islands for about twenty years, dealing in herbs. He came to the United States to investigate the herb and tea business, arriving at San Francisco on July 3, 1947. He was admitted under Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act of 1924, and the special regulations of 1941, relating to Chinese.