Some had been left homeless and friendless by the death or desertion of both their natural parents. others had only one remaining parent who. burdened by illness or poverty. was unable to give them proper care and attention. Because of the provisions of the Orphans Act they were all able to find new homes and a new future in the United States. I can think of no provision of our immigration law which was more humanitarian in concept or more rewarding in practice than this Orphans Act of 1957. which has given fresh hope to so many homeless children. I believe it is time we put this law on a permanent basis. The present system whereby Congress. in the last rushed days of the session. moves to extend the act for one additional year. is haphazard. uncertain. and unnecessary. Only last June. I was approached by a family which wished to adopt an orphan child in Poland. I had to advise that family that the applicable law was due to expire in a few weeks. and that unless Congress extended the law past June 30. 1960. there was no possibility of issuing the child a nonquota visa. Fortunately. we acted just before that date to extend the act for yet another year. Where a law has proved as meritorious as this one has.
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