The House Immigration Committee today held a hearing at which pleas were made by various women’s organizations for favorable action on the bill of Congressman Cable of Ohio to allow a woman who lost her citizenship under the old laws by marriage to an alien or through the loss of citizenship by her husband to re-enter the United States as a non-quota immigrant and immediately obtain naturalization and citizenship without any requirements of previous residence, declaration of intention or any other delay. The bill would also enable an American woman to retain her citizenship even though she marries an alien ineligible to American citizenship.
Among those who appeared in support of the bill was Mrs. Morris Davidson of New York on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women. Members of the committee utilized the opportunity to question Mrs. Davidson regarding the naturalization work of the Council.
She described the educational work for naturalization purposes that the Council pursues and declared that such great demands had been made upon it by aliens that additional financial resources were necessary to conduct additional classes.
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