8 Entry Ban Bills Heard

(Special to the J.D.B.)

Eight bills all of which are designed to restrict further immigration in the United States are scheduled to come up for hearing before the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Representative Samuel Dickstein, committee chairman, announced today.

Representative Dickstein, a liberal on immigration laws, will preside at the hearings. The New York member of Congress has set aside March 6 for proponents of these bills to appear before the committee to testify. Opponents of the bills which seek to restrict immigration are asked to appear before the committee on March 7.

“In the interest of orderly procedure all desiring to appear before the committee are requested to plan to testify on these days as indicated,” he said.

“The clerk of the committee should be notified promptly and before the date of the hearings of the names and affiliations of all persons desiring to subit oral testimony at hearings. Should Additional time be necessary to permit all testimony to be heard. announcement will be made in ample time giving all facts regarding when the committee will sit after dates stated.”

The eight bills on which the public hearings are scheduled are:

H.r. 109, introduced by Representative Blanton or Texas, Prohibiting immigration of all aliens for ten years.

H.R. 133, introduced by Representative Jenkins of Ohio, reducing immigration quotas of all countires now having a quota to ten per cent of present figure, but permitting a mininum quota of one hundred; and establishing an immigration quota for all countries in the Western Hemisphere; suspending non-quota status to natives of those countries and permitting a minimum quota of one hundred; permitting the Secretary of Labor to select certain classes of aliens for non- quota status on occupational basis.

H.R. 1616, introduced by Representative Jeffors of Alabama, suspending immigration of all aliens except those permitted to come under this act, mainly admission of immigrants having non quota status.

H.R. 2842, introduced by Representative Green of florida, prohibiting immigration of all aliens after thirty days.

H.R. 2843, also introduced by Mr. Green, reducing immigration quotas of all countries having a quota to one per cent of existing quota, allowing a minimum quota of one hundred; establishing an immigration quota for all countries in the Western Hemisphere and suspending non-quota status of those countries; permitting the Secretary of Labor to select certain classes of aliens for non-quota (Continued on page Eight)