Senator Benjamin Antin of the Bronx, yesterday introduced a resolution in the State Senate urging the House of Representatives to pass the pending amendment to the Immigration Act of 1924 which will permit the entry into the United States as non-quota immigrants of the wives and minor children of resident aliens who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States.
In advocating the adoption of his resolution Senator Antin said, “The pending amendment of the Immigration Act of 1924 should be speedily enacted into law. It is a humane measure. It will lessen the cases of real hardship caused by the present Immigramtion Restriction Law. Many immigrants who came here legally prior to July 1, 1924 are prevented from bringing their wives and little children to join them here. Thousands of families have thus been disrupted and separated. Under the existing quota law such families may be kept separated for ten or fifteen years.
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