He later served for 3 years in our Army. His parents stayed on the list. but the Polish quota was oversubscribed while the quotas for many other countries were unfilled and large portions of those quotas unused. These parents could not get a visa. they could not leave for America with their son. because the small Polish quota was oversubscribed while other quotas. including the Austrian quota. were unfilled and large portions of these quotas were wasted. Moreover. in addition to this wastage of available quota numbers. the quota system prevented the use of more than 10 percent of a quota in any 1 month. The quota Is not carried forward from month to month under the present system. So. it happened that in the particular year I am talking about. 1938. although the Polish quota was far oversubscribed. almost 1.000 Polish visas went unused. And under present law. as contained in the McCarran bill. a quota number once issued. even though it is not used. cannot be issued again. As a result of this and of the absence of provision for pooled quotas thousands of people who could have and should have come into this country. were refused admittance.
Keywords matched
quota system visas visa