Amendments to the Immigration Laws as Recommended by the Department of Labor and the Secretary's Ellis Island Committee: Public Hearings Before the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, House of Representatives, Seventy-third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 9518, H.R. 9364, H.R. 9365, H.R. 9366, H.R. 9367, Constituting the Five-year Bill Program Requested by the Department of Labor. May 8, 9, 10, 1934 |
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... limit the class of aliens entitled to first preference in the issuance of immigration visas Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That subdivision ( a ) of ...
... limit the class of aliens entitled to first preference in the issuance of immigration visas Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That subdivision ( a ) of ...
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... limit . You do not make it up to the year 1924 ; you provide that for all future time ? Mr. SHAUGHNESSY . Yes , time limits result in piecemeal legisla- tion , and we must admit that , as time goes on- Mr. DIES ( interposing ) . I am ...
... limit . You do not make it up to the year 1924 ; you provide that for all future time ? Mr. SHAUGHNESSY . Yes , time limits result in piecemeal legisla- tion , and we must admit that , as time goes on- Mr. DIES ( interposing ) . I am ...
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... limit , is there ? Mr. SHAUGHNESSY . There is no time limit , but the alien is not eligible for registry unless he is of good moral character and all those elements exist in his case . That is one class of cases . There are two other ...
... limit , is there ? Mr. SHAUGHNESSY . There is no time limit , but the alien is not eligible for registry unless he is of good moral character and all those elements exist in his case . That is one class of cases . There are two other ...
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... limit in the law as to the period of temporary admission which may be granted . Mr. DIES . All right . Well , if this refugee comes over here as a temporary visitor and he resides here for 5 years after he gets here , he has got to show ...
... limit in the law as to the period of temporary admission which may be granted . Mr. DIES . All right . Well , if this refugee comes over here as a temporary visitor and he resides here for 5 years after he gets here , he has got to show ...
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... limit seems too harsh a penalty for an act which is not inherently wrong . While under section 5 ( a ) 2 of H. R. 9518 discretionary power is vested in the Secretary of Labor to waive deportation in the case of aliens who have resided ...
... limit seems too harsh a penalty for an act which is not inherently wrong . While under section 5 ( a ) 2 of H. R. 9518 discretionary power is vested in the Secretary of Labor to waive deportation in the case of aliens who have resided ...
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Page 19 - The medical examiner has complained to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization of the House of Representatives and believes that the unjust procedure of the government will be remedied.
Page 1 - ... collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section...
Page 22 - States; all aliens who have been lawfully admitted to the United States and who later shall go in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory...
Page 1 - ... no vessel shall be granted clearance papers pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine, and in the event such fine is imposed, while it remains unpaid, nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine and costs, such sum to be named by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.