(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The present immigration policy was characterized as heartless and inhuman by United States Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts speaking at the Amos Lodge B’nai Brith in Brookline. He criticized those responsible for the present immigration laws and made an appeah for an effort on the part of American Jewry to ask for the repeal of the present law.
“Both Republicans and Democrats were responsible for the immigration policy.” said the Democrat Junior Senator from Massachusetts.
“The present law,” continued the Senator, “would separate families for at least fifteen to twenty years in many cases because of the quota system.” Senator Walsh urged that instead of millions at are given away by this country for relief of suffering, that we give attention to the humanitarian needs of the immigrants and re-unite families instead of separating them.
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