The Washington times., 1935-12-31
KRAMER, DIES
OFFER DATA
TO HOUSE
Representatives Plan
immigration Curb
In Two Bills
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM
international News Service

Disclosure that several thousand
aliens are employed in the admin
istrative agencies of the Federal
Government was made today by
Representative Charles Kramer
Cd of California.
This estimate. based on an in
formal congressional inquiry con-
Quoted since the close of the last
session, will be used to enlist
House and Senate support for
drastic revision of existing immi-
grafton laws:
100000 Aliens in U. S.
The recess. investigation made
Independently by Representatives
Kramer and Dies CD of Texas,
showed that there are now ap-
proximately six million known
aliens in the United States. This
includes all foreigners here on
temporary residence permits and
individuals admitted under quota
restrictions.
Unofficial estimates of aliens
Illegally in the country, however,
bring the total to approximately
eight million.
In addition to the aliens draw
ing Federal pay as Government
workers, 100000 persons who are
not citizens are on public relief
rolls, according to the inquiry.
Two Bills Proposed
Two legislative proposals which
would bar all future immigratin
and prevent resident aliens who
fail to apply for citizenship from
holding jobs will be offered by
Representatives Kramer and Dies.
Mr.. Kramer is drafting a bill
directing the Federal Government
to issue special employment appli-
cation blanks to every public and
private individual and corpora
tion. This blank must be filled
out by prospective employees to
show whether they are citizens or
aliens. An employer would be for
hidden to hire any alien applicant
who has failed to apply for citi-
Zenship.
Mr.. Kramer also seeks to forbid
importation of foreign actors and
actresses by both the motion pic.
ture studios and theatrical pro-
dHcers.
Fingerprinting Urged
Mr.. Dies will attempt to force a
vote on his bill prohibiting all
immigration, now pending before
the House immigration Commit
tee. It also calls for deportation
of all aliens who fail to avail
themselves of the opportunity to
become citizens.
Universal fingerprinting as a
means of trapping aliens in the
country Illegally was advocated
by the Texan.
immigration statistics made
available by the State Depart
ment today disclosed that a total
of 1921 aliens pouned into the
Of 1891 aliens poured into the
year ended June 80, 1885.
These aliens came in under the
immigration quota with a view to
making permanent homes in this
country.
The largest number came from
Germany, a total of 1853 Germans
migrating to this country. The
next largest number came from
Italy, totaling 2,207.
A total of 381 quota visas were
granted Russians to enter this
country, but officials asserted
they were not necessarily Com
muniSts. Many of them were
white Russians" living abroad
who sought entry into this coun-
try with a view to becoming
citizens.
Owing to strict application of
the new regulations whereby
American consular officials abroad
are permitted to use their own
discretion in determining whether
to permit the entry of aliens, the
number of quota visas issued
represented only II per cent of
the total quota ALLEGATIONS.