, ▁significant ▁about ▁this ▁legisl ation ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁clearly ▁as ser ts ▁greater ▁Federal ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁natural ization ▁process ▁in ▁America . ▁If ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁act , ▁on ▁its ▁own , ▁does ▁not ▁el ic it ▁that ▁impression , ▁then ▁Section ▁ 1 1 ' s ▁assertion ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁can ▁appear ▁" before ▁any ▁court " ▁as ▁it ▁rel ates ▁to ▁Natural ization ▁proceed ings ▁makes ▁it ▁more ▁explicit . ▁This ▁provision ▁does ▁not ▁techn ically ▁strip ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁any ▁juris diction , ▁but ▁it ▁specifically ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁holds ▁the ▁ult imate ▁powers ▁rel ating ▁to ▁natural ization , ▁under ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁Another ▁case ▁that ▁was ▁directly ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁Tak ao ▁O za wa ▁v . ▁United ▁States . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁just ification ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁decision ▁to ▁not ▁allow ▁O za wa ' s ▁att ain ment ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁was ▁that , ▁tradition ally , ▁only ▁white ▁persons ▁were ▁allowed ▁citizens hip . ▁The ▁Natural ization ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁does ▁not ▁specifically ▁address ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁any ▁groups ▁that ▁may ▁wish ▁to ▁att ain ▁American ▁citizens hip . ▁The ▁opinion ▁specifically ▁states : ▁ ▁" In ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁natural ization ▁acts ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁privile ge ▁of ▁natural ization ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁white ▁persons ▁[ 2 6 0 ▁U . S . ▁ 1 7