President Eisenhower had before him today a bill passed by the Senate yesterday allowing aliens who entered the United States as students or on visitors visas to change their status to regular immigrants without going through the traditional formality of leaving the country and re-entering on immigrants visas secured in one of the countries neighboring the United States.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, more than 7,000 aliens had to meet the requirements for a change of status by going to Canada, picking up a visa and coming right back. The legislation would allow the Justice Department to approve their applications while they stay in the United States.
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