Session #83 · 1953–55

Speech #830166785

Mr. Speaker. here is a typical case of extreme hardship caused by the numerous unfair provisions of the McCarranWalter Act. This case and scores like it demand drastic changes in the act: Error of pennies in 1922 leads to deportIng move. Herewith find the New York Times report of the tragic happenings under our present immigration laws: DETorr. April l1.-Samuel Jones. a 72yearold Detroit pensioner. faced deportation to his native England today because he forgot to pay for a newspaper more than 30 years ago. Mr. Jones came to this country in 1922. The newspaper incident occurred shortly after his arrival in Detroit.
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