Woodrow Wilson actually said...
No alien shall receive permission to depart from or enter the United States unless it shall affirmatively appear that there is reasonable necessity for such departure or entry and that such departure or entry is not prejudicial to the interests of the United States.
Context
Proclamation 1473—Issuance of Passports and Granting of Permits to Depart from and Enter the United States
08/07/1918