Johnson’s Measure For Relief of Separated Families Would Admit Only 3,000 Additional Immigrants Jewish Daily Bulletin
The House Immigration Committee yesterday completed its consideration of the amendment of the Immigration Law by taking a formal vote to report to the House a bill which fails to afford any real relief of separated families. It grants exemption from the quota to the husbands and children up to twenty-one of American citizens. The only attempt to grant relief to separated families is a plan for which Chairman Johnson is responsible whereby, when applications for visas exceed sixty percent of the quota for each nationality, the preference of one half of the quota now given to agriculturists shall be suspended for the rest of the year and during this period preference shall be given to the wives and unmarried children under twentyone of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States.
This resolution would raise the age limit under which dependent children of citizens or declarants are admitted as non-quota immigrants from 18 to 21. Another amendment would allow aliens born in the United States or its territories who have lost their right to citirenship by marriate or voluntary expatriation. to re-enter the country as non-quota immigrants.
Congressman Sabath estimated follewing the meeting that only three thousand additional immigrants will be ?ted by this bill.
The fight for amendment of the law now passes to the floor of the House. Today the Committee will take up the bill providing for the voluntary registration of aliens. introduced by Congressman Holaday.
The campaign for a Jewish Community center in States Island. N. Y. as completed with the sum of $255,000 raised.
Dr. Philp R. Golstein of the Jewish Welfare Fund was the campaign director. Max Levy of Pott ## States Island, was chairman.
The Community Center when erected will contain ## and ## facilities to meet the ## of the Jewish community of States Island.
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