Speech #800189801

The burden of proof shall be upon the person who seeks to establish his eligibility under this act. Any person who shall willfully make a misrepresentation for the purpose of gaining admission into the United States as an eligible displaced person shall thereafter not be admissible into the United States. No eligible displaced person and no eligible displaced orphan shall be admitted. into the United States under the provisions of this act except in pursuance to the regulatibns of the Commission but. except as. otherwise expressly provided in this act. the administration of this act shall be by the officials who administer the other immigration laws of the United States. Except. as otherwise provided in this act. all immigration laws. including deportation laws. shall be applicable to eligible displaced persons and eligible displaced orphans who are admitted into the United States pursuant to this act. SEC. 7. After June 30. 1948. no preference or priority shall be given to any person be.cause of his status as a displaced person. or his status as an eligible displaced person. in the issuance of visas under the other immigration laws of the United States. SEC. 8. An eligible displaced orphan (1) who is lawfully adopted by man and wife who are citizens of the United States and who at the time of the adoption are in Italy or in the American zone. the British zone. or the French zone of either Germany -or Austria. or (2) with respect to whom satis.factory arrangements have been made for adoption by man and wife who are citizens of the United States. in accordance with the laws of the State of residence of the adoptive parents. may. after June 30. 1948. and until July 1. 1950. be admitted into the United States as a nonquota immigrant. SEC. 9. After June 30. 1948. and until July 1. 1950. that part of section 3 of the Immigration Act of February 5. 1917. which excludes from admission into the United States persons whose ticket or passage is paid for by any corporation. association. society. municipality. or foreign government. either directly or indirectly. shall not be applicable to eligible displaced persons and eligible displaced orphans. After June 30. 1948. and until June 30. 1950. eligible displaced persons and eligible displaced orphans shall be exempt from paying the fee for the issuance of an immigration visa and exempt from paying the head tax. SEC. 10. From and after the effective date of this act. all persons of German ethnic origin who were born in Poland. Czechoslovakia. or Hungary. and who reside in and are citizens of Germany. shall. for the purposes of the immigration laws of the- United States.. be deemed to have been born in Germany. SEc. 11. That the Secretary of State be. and is hereby. authorized and directed to immediately resume general consular activities in Germany and Austria to the end that the German and Austrian quotas shall be available for applicants for immigration visas pursuant to the immigration laws.