Speech #840080828

The bill provides for the posting of a bond in behalf of each alien as a guaranty that he will not become a public charge. The bill also provides that the admission of the aliens be made subject to such terms and conditions with respect to care. hospitalization. and maintenance as the Attorney General may prescribe after consultation with the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. A majority of the cases have been screened by the visa office of the Department of State and recommended to the Congress for the relief provided in the bill. The cases which were the subject of private immigration bills in the House of Representatives have been carefully screened by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. In this connection. the President of the United States. in a recent message to Congress proposing certain changes in the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. recommended that in order to prevent the separation of families certain otherwise eligible refugees afflicted with tuberculosis be admitted to the United States under safeguards provided by the Attorney General and the Surgeon General of the United States. All the cases included in the instant bill will be processed under such safeguards. The case of each alien beneficiary will be processed individually under field instructions prepared by the Attorney General after consultation with the Surgeon General of the United States.