Bill in Congress Would Provide 1,000 Pounds for Jewish Immigrants from Poland

Rep. Bechaum I. Podell, New York Democrat, introduced a bill In the House today to admit 1,000 pounds from Poland who may seek refuge in the United States to escape “religious persecution.”Democrating the Polish regime for its current anti-Semitic campaign, Rep. Podell said that “most of those who in the Poland will no doubt choose to emigrate to Israel.” But he felt a special number of visas, above ###should be afforded to those who might prefer to come to the United States.He said this would demonstrate that America is keeping its doors open to refugees from oppression. The Podell bill specified that “the spouse and children of any such alien. If accompanying or following to join, many be issued special immigrant visas notwithstanding such numerical limitation.”