Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-21
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN

WASHINGTON. ID. C, Feb. IL
That stories of families separated by
the immigration quota law are large
ly cxaggeraiion was explained to tho
writer by Mr.. w. w. Husband. Com
missioner General OF Immigration to-
day.
TT has been the policy of tho de-
! partment," said Mr.. Husband. mot TO
separate families. In no case has
small child been sent back to his ma
tive country without his parent or
guardian. And even larger children
who arc dcbarred are not allowed To
go back without a relative or some
| family.
Yet numerous stories arc printed
and circulated to tho effect that this
family of immigrants and that has
been separated because one member
was Ineligible for admission under the
quota law and must go back alone.
The name OF tho family and details
of tho case give these stories an as
poet of being undcniably true. The
trouble with them is that they arc
only half truths
Mr.. Husband gavc rs m example
tho case OF Major Boyd and his
family. Tho major. an Australian who
fought al Gallipoli. came TO this coun-
try before the quota law went into Of
feet Then his wife. born in England.
came to join him. bringing their four
children. all Australians. Tho Aus
tral'an quota was exhausted. while the
English was not. The children were
parolcd. however. and allowed 10
spend tho night with their mother at
hotel. Next day they went to Ellis
Island and after tho case was reviewed
the family was allowed to proceed to
California. 1t was decided to admit
tho children temporarily as students
since all were between 10 and II years
OF age.
The Boyd story as the public read
II conveyed an entirely different i'm
preston OF tho handling OF tho case.
II said: "A mother was allowed TO
land. but immigration restrictions bar
red her four children when tho liner
Finland dockcd here yesterday. Mrs.
Boyd refused to leave her children
and steps 20 have them admitted wcrc
taken"
The quota law uso, the country OF
birth rather than the complicated and
confusing naturalization laws as
basis for determining nationality.
Thus. a man born in Russia and mar
ried to "A woman born in Poland may
bring to this country n family OF
children born in England. Al present.
the Russian and. English quotas have
not been filled and the man and chill
drcn arc received. But the Polish
b quota is exhausted.
"In such cases" says Mr.. Husband.
tho whole family IL held for board
Of special inquiry and the case Is re-
viewed. The Polish wifc Is not sep
aratcd from her family. and there Is
no suggestion OF this being done, but
the story of this first act OF the drama
attracts attention and is printed. The
public learns that n Polish mother Is
dcbarred from this country and hcr
children and husband have been adj
{ s,ttf s,H la bzt - in
actual fact there has been no sep
aration.
CASES DECIDED on THEIR
MERITS
The board of special inquiry goes in
I, to tho case and makes its decision. Per-
hsps tho mother is admittcd-lIij
Z immigrants hnvo been admitted IN OK
coss of the quotas In Just such cases
MS this. Wo have admitted them
simply TO avoid doing what people
think we have been doing g-soparat-
I ing mothers from children.
+ These immigrants in excess OF tho
quota limitations have been tempor-
= arily admitted in order to prevent un-
due hardship. They are placed under
/ bond to return to their own Countries
/ IL Congress does not pass legislation
! allowing them to stay permanently.
/ n would be almost impossible to
gather up these 1T43 immigrants from
all parts OF the country TO doport
them. II is hoped that Congress will
| legislate to settle satisfa ctorily these
| comparatively few cases which tho
quota law did not anticipate"
Mr.. Husband points out that the
| quota law is new and that these cases
| represent tho main hitch In tho
| law as It stands. The department has
| tried to treat these exceptional cases
| with fairness II has even. he SAYS.
been over sympathetic I'm a good many