Nagle

The appellants were bom in China of Chinese parents and seek admission into the United States as citizens thereof by reason of the citizenship of their father, Lee Chung Lin.. The father was originally admitted into the United States upon habeas corpus proceedings instituted in the District Court upon proof of his citizenship in 1898. At that time his testimony indicated that he was not married and had no children. In 1910 he returned from a visit to China, with two Chinese boys whose admission he sought on the ground that they were his sons. At that time they testified that he was married in 1891, and that in 1898, when'he was admitted to the United States, he had six children. These alleged sons were denied admission and deported to China. The applicants were bom after 1910, and the alleged father again testified that he was married in 1891 to his wife, the mother of the applicants. The appellants were denied admission by the immigration authorities and ordered returned to China. This order was affirmed by the Secretary of Labor upon recommendation of the Board of Review in Washington. In the opinion of the Board of Review approved by the Secretary of Labor is the following…