The House Immigration Committee yesterday opened hearings on a bill to have all immigration quotas for the next ten years, and to deny admission to the United States to Nazis, fascists or “any other person classified as a war criminal by the Allied War Crimes Commission.” The bill was introduced by Rep. Edward Gosset of Texas.
Jeremiah J. Toomey, testifying yesterday on behalf of the American Legion, endorsed the bill. However, he added that he did not believe immigration should be so sharply cut as to exclude deserving orphan children from abroad. John C. Williamson, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, also supported the bill. Opposition witnesses, including representatives of Jewish organizations, will testify next Wednesday, when the hearings will be resumed.
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