I believe this Congress. having passed this new restrictive act by a very. large vote. will be willing to grant the comparatively small relief necessary to clear the situation to July 1. This situation. my friends. is made largely by these circumstances: Sometime ago the Federal courts in New York rendered the decision known as the Gottlieb decision. Under that decision of the court it was held that the wives and children of certairA admissible classes of immigrants might follow them. regardless of the quota. That decision was followed by what is known as the Markarian decision. which was to the effect that in alien going out on a temporary visit might return with his wife and children. These courts found the reasons for their decisions on the provision of the Burnett. Act of 1917. near the bottom of section 3. which provided for the admission of the wives and children of certain immigrants. Appeals were taken to the Supreme Court. and only a few days ago the Supreme Court held that the exemption of the wives and children ran only to those from the barred zone In Asia. but between the time of the New York courts decision and between the time of the Supreme Courts reversal 8.808 persons were admitted. Now. they were not admitted under bond. but they were admitted under regulations of the Department of Labor. They were admitted under the regulations of the Department of Labor. They are now in the country. It is questionable whether they could be deported. Certainly it would be a tremendous task to try to pick out 8.800 persons. mostly wives and children. from the homes where they are now domiciled. In addition to those 8.800 persons. there are about 500 at Ellis Island who come in good faith under the Federal court decisions and there are about 500 on the ships.
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