The Senator from North Carolina said day before yesterday. however. that this would mean that millions of persons would be entitled to come in. I asked him how. "Well". he said. "because if this hardshipcase alien is permitted to stay here. his family can come in." It is true that his famfly would have a preference in coming in. but it would simply be a preference under the quota. The only persons entitled to come in as the result of that. under section 4 of the old act are nonquota immigrants. who are defined as follows: An immigrant who has an unmarried child under 21 years of age. or the wife of a citizen of the United States or the husband of a citizen of the United States by a marriage occurring previous to June 1. 1928. Calling your attention to the fact that it is the fact of having a wife or a child here in this country who is a citizen. the only persons who could come in would be the children of these 2.862 who were born in foreign countries prior to the time the immigrants got here. I think it must be agreed that if the Senator from North Carolina is anywhere near correct in his contention that this would permit millions to come in. he must conclude that these gentlemen. the 2.862 of them. were certainly very prolific before they left their home lands in order to have millions of children waiting to come in now. There is nothing whatever to that argument. Let us assume. however. as I do. that the Commissioner of Immigration has made a mistake. The pending bill merely provides that an interdepartmental committee will then pass upon the 2.862 cases. and that for a period of 3 years. in respect to the cases which are discovered by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. this interdepartmental committee will have a discretionary right to pass on them. As I said. I do not believe even the Senator from North Carolina would want us to deport all of these cases.
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