I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy.
Seriously, this is a statement on a 1930 Declaration of Intention for the United States. The alien doesn't have to swear that he or she is not a criminal or ill. Apparently the US wants to make sure the 'evil' practice of polygamy is not brought into the US. (Little late for that, right?) Sometimes we have our priorities all out of whack in this country.
On a slightly different note, an alien (from the same Canadian family) came to the US about 1918 and was ill with tuberculosis. It appears he entered the country with tuberculosis (still working on proof) and died a year later.
By golly, send us your sick but don't send us your polygamists!
Before anyone starts in on me about polygamists - if consenting adults want to live this lifestyle and are not harming children or each other, who am I to judge.
I find it amusing that there was so much concern over this lifestyle but no statements about criminal records. "I am not a murderer nor have I ever murdered anyone or intend to murder anyone." "I have never harmed another person..."
I'd like to see a current Declaration of Intent form. Does it still have the polygamist statement?
Edited to add: I found the polygamy statement on a 1914 Dec of Intent, too.
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