While there he met a little orphan boy. 4 years old. a homeless and emaciated waif. whom he decided to adopt and bring to the United States. Mr. Matera came to me. as his Congressman. for help. I found this a most deserving case and undertook to do all in my power to help bring this child to America and unite him with his foster parents. It was no easy matter. as I soon discovered. There were so many regulations and legal obstructions under our immigration laws. particularly affecting aliens born in countries with low quotas assigned to them. that it looked like a forlorn case. Finally. I decided to introduce a private bill.
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