Speaker. under leave to extend my remarks in the RECORD. I include the following short explanation of the purpose of H. R. 8193. to amend the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. which passed the House on Monday March 15. 1954. being No. 296 on its Consent Calendar. The Refugee Relief Act of 1953. enacted on August 7. 1953. allocated. among other things. 60.000 immigrant visas to Italian nationals and 17.000 immigrant visas for Greek and Dutch nationals. respectively. All 3 allocations are divided into 2 categories: First. for refugees. which is a term defined in the law. and. second. for close relatives of American citizens and aliens admitted for permanent residence. The first 7 months of operation have shown that there is a greater demand for visas which will permit to unite families of United States citizens than there is for refugees who have no relatives in the United States. H. R. 8193 permits the Administrator of the law to use the allocations in either the refugee or the familypreference group. according to current demand. No numerical allocations are being increased under H. R. 8193. In addition to this feature. H. R. 8193 would facilitate the .entry of orphans under 10 years of age by exempting them from the socalled certificates of readmission to the country from which they emigrate to the United States. Another feature will permit the adjustment of status to refugees who succeeded in escaping from countries practicing political persecution and are in the United States. having entered this country lawfully but in a temporary. rather than a permanent. status. In this case again. the allocation of -5.000 refugees who may qualify for the adjustment of status is not being increased. Veterans Hospital at Wood. Wis.
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