Speaker. H.R. 4574. as previously mentioned. was an Executive communication. The possible grounds for exclusion which are waived in the bill pertain primarily to health inasmuch as there are no Ameircan consular or public health officers on the island to examine possible applicants or issue visas. During Navy occupation. there were no personnel on the island who were qualified to determine and certify these grounds for exclusion. The Department decided it was necessary. therefore. to waive these exclusionary provisions. It must be kept in mind that Navy personnel stationed on Chichi Jima were intimately acquainted with the islanders -and advised the Department of the Navy that they found no evidence of narcotic addicts. insanity. and so forth. It must be kept in mind that this bill would allow the entry under parole into the United States or the possessions rather than an admission. Consequently. the subjects. if they enter U.S. territory. would have no legal status and would be continuously under the jurisdiction of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. After 5 years of physical presence their status could be adjusted retroactively to that of permanent resident to the date of initial entry. Of course. during this 5year period any person could be deported if they came within one of the specified grounds for deportation. Nevertheless. the more dangerous and detrimental grounds for deportation are not waivedconvictions for crimes. immorality. and so forth. would be normally the subject of a record.
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