It includes such things as allowing persons to come to the mainland from Hawaii and Alaska without undergoing the same inspection as if they were aliens traveling to the United States from a foreign nation. The amendment would allow discretion to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to waive certain fingerprinting requirements. as well as to waive documentary requirements for certain aliens traveling in international travel but who must because of their travel route pass through the United States. It also provides a remedy for the socalled petty offense cases and liberalizes the provisions under which an American may obtain visas for children adopted abroad. Amendment No. 3169 conforms to S. 3169 introduced on the same day as the two bills mentioned above. and provides for a uniform method of review applicable to aliens subject to deportation. Amendment No. 3170 conforms to S. 3170 introduced earlier which would amend the existing quota provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act using the 1950 census date in place of the 1920 census date. thus increasing the yearly quota by 64.804. Hearings on all these amendments have been held by the proper subcommittees of the Judiciary Committee. The bills were introduced early.
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