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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Page 88
... SIMMONS . I would say that the fact of there being a difficulty is shown by the very large number of refusals we have had . The number of visitors to whom we have given temporary visas runs about 40,000 each year . The greatest ...
... SIMMONS . I would say that the fact of there being a difficulty is shown by the very large number of refusals we have had . The number of visitors to whom we have given temporary visas runs about 40,000 each year . The greatest ...
Page 89
... SIMMONS . That could be estimated mathematically by the under - issue under the quotas , with a slight allowance for the fact that the demand for visas may have diminished somewhat below the quota limitation in the case of Great Britain ...
... SIMMONS . That could be estimated mathematically by the under - issue under the quotas , with a slight allowance for the fact that the demand for visas may have diminished somewhat below the quota limitation in the case of Great Britain ...
Page 90
... SIMMONS . That is correct . The CHAIRMAN . All right . Proceed . Mr. SIMMONS . For 1929 it was 146,918 . 1930 I have given as 141 , - 497 ; 1931 , 54,118 ; 1932 , 12,983 ; and 1933 , 8,220 . Mr. DIES . Right at that point there is some ...
... SIMMONS . That is correct . The CHAIRMAN . All right . Proceed . Mr. SIMMONS . For 1929 it was 146,918 . 1930 I have given as 141 , - 497 ; 1931 , 54,118 ; 1932 , 12,983 ; and 1933 , 8,220 . Mr. DIES . Right at that point there is some ...
Page 91
... SIMMONS . There has been a certain increase in regard to German immigration , yes . Mr. DIES . I am talking about from England , France , and those adjacent countries . Mr. SIMMONS . I do not think that there has been any increase ...
... SIMMONS . There has been a certain increase in regard to German immigration , yes . Mr. DIES . I am talking about from England , France , and those adjacent countries . Mr. SIMMONS . I do not think that there has been any increase ...
Page 92
... SIMMONS . None that I know of . Mr. DIES . Have you any reports of that kind ? Mr. SIMMONS . I have not seen reports of that kind at all . The CHAIRMAN . Have you got the figures on the German students and German professors that have ...
... SIMMONS . None that I know of . Mr. DIES . Have you any reports of that kind ? Mr. SIMMONS . I have not seen reports of that kind at all . The CHAIRMAN . Have you got the figures on the German students and German professors that have ...
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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.