(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Senator Wadsworth of New York is now preparing an amendment for a greatly modified form of relief for the admission of the wives and children of those aliens who took out their first papers prior to July 1, 1924, the number of same to be limited, however, to not more than thirty or forty thousand, in order to meet any opposition caused by the fear of an excessively large number of relatives who might be admissible under the unlimited number originally called for.
Senator Wadsworth will offer this amendment to the bill for the exemption of approximately five thousand alien veterans and their wives and children, which has been favorably reported by the Senate Immigration Committee, after the Wadsworth Bill was rejected. Senator Wadsworth feels, he stated, that the present temper of the Senate renders the outlook for his proposed amendment doubtful.
Action on the veterans’ bill and a consequent decision upon the amendment is expected in a comparatively short time.
When questioned regarding the rejection Saturday by the Senate Immigration Committee of his relative exemption bill, Senator Wadsworth confirmed the extreme hostility which now prevails in the Senate against the further extension of immigration privileges.
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