(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Secretary of Labor Davis and Commissioner of Immigration Hull will submit to Congress, when it reconvenes December 6th, certain recommendations for proposed changes to relieve hardships in the present immigration law, it was learned, following a conference between Congressman Perlman of New York and these officials, at which Assistant Secretary of Labor Husband was also present. It is understood that they expressed the view that Congress should pass some amendments to the immigration law, so that the hardships caused by the law to separated families may be minimized.
As soon as Congress convenes, Congressman Perlman will continue his efforts to have Congress pass the Wadsworth-Perlman Immigration Bill now on the calendar in the United States Senate and pending in the House of Representatives before the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization.
Congressman Perlman says he will make efforts to have the quota Immigration Law amended so that a non-quota status be given to parents of citizens of the United States, children of citizens of the United States between the ages of 18 and 21 years (the present quota law places in the non-quota status only children of citizens who are under 18 years of age), the husbands of citizens of the United States, (the present quota immigration law gives a non-quota status to the wives of American citizens but places the husbands of American citizens in a preference class), and the non-quota status be given to the wives and minor children (unmarried), of those aliens who were admitted into the United States prior to July 1, 1924, when the new law went into effect, and who declared their intention of becoming citizens of the United States and who have taken out first papers.
There are a large number of desirable aliens in the United States who came to the United States before July 1, 1924, when the new quota law went into effect, who cannot submit proof of their legal admission to the United States. Many did not have passports or visas and thus failed to comply with the technical provisions of the Immigration law.
Congressman Perlman will introduce a bill to give the Secretary of Labor the power to legalize the residence of those aliens so that they should not be deported and that they may have the right to apply for naturalization.
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