Speech #850287885

Statistics embracing the period of time from the enactment date of the act of September 11. 1957. until the end of fiscal year 1958June 30. 1958indicate that 1.878 orphans adopted by United States citizens have obtained permanent residence in this country under the law. One thousand and sixtyone of those orphans had been adopted abroad and 110 orphans entered the United States without the benefit of foreign adoption decrees but must be adopted in the appropriate State courts. Seven hundred and seven orphans previously admitted into the United States under the parole provision of the WalterMcCarran Act. have now obtained the adjustment of their immigration status. Of the total number of orphans who benefited under the law. 86 percent were natives of four countries as follows: Korea. 863. Japan. 348.