Twentyfive percent of any nonpreference portion of each quota is made available for aliens who are the brothers. sisters. sons. or daughters of citizens of the United States. Fifth. Under the provision which allocates 50 percent of each quota for aliens who possess special skills or knowledge and whose services are needed in this country. there is also recognition of the policy of preventing the separation of families. because aliens who are the spouses or children of any such immigrant are also entitled to the preference if accompanying the preferencequota immigrant. Sixth. Those provisions relating to the determination of the quota to which an immigrant is chargeable also contain provisions which permit an alien child accompanied by his alien parent or parents to be charged to the quota of either parent. in order to prevent the separation of the family unit. and which permit an alien chargeable to a different quota from that of his accompanying spouse to be charged to the quota of the accompanying spouse if necessary to prevent the separation of the family unit. Seventh. Under the nonimmigrant categories of aliens. established for diplomats. semidiplomats. treaty traders. and bona fide representatives of foreign press. radio. film. or other foreign information media. provision is made for the entry of the members of the family of such aliens under the same nonimmigrant status. Eighth. Under the provisions of the bill which grant nonquota status to certain natives of western hemisphere countries. to alien ministers. and to retired former employees of the United States Government abroad. the spouses and children of such aliens are permitted to enter under the same status. if accompanying or following to join the nonquota immigrant.
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