Evening star., 1927-05-30
CANADIAN BORDER
DIFFERENCES AIRED
Kellogg in Note Promises to
Correct Any Defects in
immigration Law.
By the Associated Press.

A note setting forth the differences
between Canada and the United States
over new immigration regulations af.
fecting border crossings, and promis.
ing to submit to Congress any "dini.
culties inherent in the law which tend
to affect adversely the traditional
friendly relations" of the two coun-
tries, has been handed to the Cana.
dian Minister here by Secretary Kel.
logg, it was made public today.
Admitting that the new regulations
will cause some hardship" among
On-Canadian-bOrn residents who cross
the border to hold positions in this
country, Secretary Kellogg said ne.
would be glad to confer with the Cav
madam Minister on the question at all
times and that he had instructed de.
partment officials "to continue their
studies on the subject with view TO
clearing away, so far as can be done
under existing law, all difficulties and
dissatisfaction in regard to border
crossings"
Should the immigration law be found
to have adverse affect on the pleasant ,
Americana Canadian relations, the Sec
SdHI, SilIll iIltk6 II d point
to have the matter brought to the at
tention of the Congress when 1t con-
venes, and the Secretary of Labor as
sures me that he will cooperate to
this end"
Refers to Minister'S Letter.
Referring to two letters from the
Canadian Minister questioning the
new regulations, which would put non.
Canadian-born residents under the
quota Of their native countries, and 70
conferences held recently at the State
Department, the note said:
II wish to assure you at the outset
Of the sincere desire on the part of
this Government to continue the ira.
ditiOnal freedom of mutual travel be-
tween Canada and the United States
just as fully and completely as the
provisions of the laws of this country
relating to immigration will permit"
1--WE are agreed. think" the Sec
retary wrote, that the main difficulty
lies with the Canadian residents who
are not native-born Canadians and
who have acquired embarrassing
privileges since the quota system be-
came effective. 1t is appreciated that
such persons are none the less the
responsibility of your government,
even though our immigration law,
which, unlike orders in council, NAV
not be modified except by act of the
Congress. gives them less favorable
status than persons born in Canada.
You will doubtless recall that the
immigration act of 1921 placed foreign.
born persons who had resided in Can (
ada one year upon an equality with
natives of Canada with respect TO
entry into the United States: the same
act as extended and modified by the
act of 1922 increased the necessary
period of residence to five years, while
the immigration act of 1924 denied the
non-quOta privileges to Canadian resi-
dents born outside of Canada and
made them chargeable to the quotas
of the countries in which they were
born.
Consuls Directed to Help.
"It is among the non-Canadian
born who are quota aliens that the
order will cause some hardship The
number involved is not yet accurately
known and the competent authorities
express the belief that it will be found
to be comparatively small"
Explaining that some of the for.
eign-bOrn Canadians might expert.
ence trouble in injecting themselves
into the long-waiting lists of expect.
ant emigrants abroad. the note declar-
ed that consuls i'm the border cities
have been directed to assist them in
every possible way to obtain irnmigra-
tion visas under the provisions of the
immigration law. Those who
obviously cannot hope to receive i'm.
migration visas for some time to come
because they are chargeable to small
European quotas against which large
demands now exist, will be clearly
informed of their status"
The Secretary explained his willing.
ness to request the Department of La.
Dor to extend beyond November 30,
the time limit for non-Canadian res
idents to obtain quota visas. should T
the aliens fail to be included by that
date In the quotas of their native
country.