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of .Pennsylvania. Mr. President. the joint resolution which was just passedSenate joint resolution 82changes the law by permitting the entrance. as nonquota immigrants. of husbands of American citizens. The Immigration Committee. I think. was unanimous in feeling that that was the reasonable thing to do. The next bill. House bill 10661. which is now before the Senate. provides for the admission of the wives and children under 18 of alien ministers and professors in colleges who came to this country before July 1. I am going to take only a minute more. I want to suggest that the provisions of the bill. while they seem wise enough. should not be indefinite in their duration. and I move. therefore. to amend. on page 1. line 5. by inserting. after the word "immigrant." the words "arriving in the United States before July 1. 1927." That will give them a year to get here and will accomplish the necessary relief without opening the door wide for the future.