Speech #890138271

In the case of aliens from the areas outside the Western Hemisphere in addition to the immediate relatives an exemption is made in the case of unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. spouses and children of alien residents. and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. Third. In the case of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere the exemption extends only to parents. spouses. and children of U.S. citizens and alien residents. Thus. unmarried sons and daughters. married sons and daughters. and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens would be subject to the special labor provision. Fourth. I believe that I should also call to the attention of the Members of this body the manner in which this labor provision would be applied in the case of new seed immigration as compared to the treatment of the preference class of brothers and sisters residing outside the Western Hemisphere. In the case of a nonpreference immigrant who is the head of a healthy family and who has a fervent desire to immigrate to this land of opportunity. the bill would require that he obtain a certification from the Secretary of Labor that he would not displace an American worker or adversely affect the wages of American workers if he came to the United States to engage in the same employment in order to support his family. That is the immigrant we hear so much about and whom the supporters of the bill have so frequently described as the immigrant who built this country from the wilderness. and yet it is obvious that under the proposed legislation he would have little chance of gaining entry in view of the continuing unemployment situation here. On the other hand. take the case of a brother of a U.S. citizen who has an equally healthy family consisting of a wife and three or four children whom he must support after he enters the United States. In his case. if he resides outside the Western Hemisphere he is not required to obtain the certification from the Secretary of Labor but may .enter upon the assurance of his citizen brother that he will not become a public charge after entry.