Speech #880288340

Third. Establishes a fourth preference category for those aliens with needed occupational talents such as tailors. stonemasons. and so forth. A special Immigration Advisory Board is established having jurisdiction over these matters. Members appointedthree by the President. two by the Speaker of the House and two by the President of the Senate. Another interesting problem presents itself specifically to the Italian American veterans of World War I who as alien residents served with the U.S. Forces and later returned to their homelandmarried and had offspring born therecertainly these offspring should be given a nonquota classification. An American Legion mandate in this regard has been introduced by meH.R. 6931. The study of the deportation question of those losing their citizenship is not only challenging but promulgates a practice of a twisted philosophy of legal standards based on an Illogical premise that no equities inure to the benefit of the deportee or his family. I learned of several cases where individual citizens were deprived by court order of their rights and privileges as citizens and also expunging the order of court of many years standing granting them citizenship status. Both individuals had sons who served in the military forces during and after World War II. were honorably discharged and received both presidential citations and citations of the command. Also in one instance a soninlaw as a commissioned officer served honorably. In one of these matters the President of the United States. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. weighing these facts. canceled the order of deportation giving as his reason that the separation of the family head from his loyal patriotic sons who served with distinction as members of the Armed Forces during the war in itself was a sufficient reason for his action. In the other matter an interesting question developed where the country of his birth refused to accept him on the grounds that the swearing of allegiance to the United Statesin taking citizens oathrelieved it of any responsibility to him or the United States. This reasoning was based upon the premise that such proceedings granting citizenship represent. as to his native land. a permanent separation from his native citizenship. and regardless of a subsequent cancellation of the order granting citizenship in the proceedingthe question of his allegiance to his newly adopted country has been determined.