The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-03-05

merically. There are residing in
the United States and Hawaii
approximately $4,000 aliens who
because of race are not eligible
to become naturaliZed. OF this
group, approximately $4,000 are
japanese.
The House OF Representatives
in three sec arate occasions approx
ed bills which would permit the ma
turalization of racial ineligibles law
fully residing in the United States
and otherwise eligible to be admit
ted into the United States.
I'm the 80th Congress, extensive
hearings were held On H. R. 5004,
introduced by Representative Wal
ter H. Judd, of Minnesota, and in
the 81st Congress H. R. 1879 by the
same author passed the House but
failed to pass in the Senate.
Representative Francis E.
Walter, of Pennsylvania, introduce
ed in the 81st and in the Sind
Congresses measures designed to
permit the naturalization of the
same group, but neither of them
reached the enactment stage.
I'm the 82nd Congress, H. R. 403,
providing the privilege of becoming
a naturalized citizen of the United
States to all aliens having legal
right to permanent residence intro
duced by Mr. Walter, passed the
House on Feb. 10, 1851.
The committee strongly feels
that the remaining racial exclusion
clauses of our immigration and ma
turalization law should be re Yealed
and it has repeatedly indicated its
belief that such repeal is long over
due.
On addition, the committee
feels that those who are perma
nent residents of the United
States should be placed in a pO-
sitiOn to assume the responsible
ties of citizenship while permit
ted to enjoy the opportunities and
privileges which living here bes-
tOws. In the opinion of the COM
mittee, it is sound public policy
that all aliens permanently resid-
be encouraged to become natural
lied citizens if able to meet the
individual tests of citizenship,
and that all barriers to naturali-
zation, based On race, should be
removed"
The Walter Omnibus Immigration
and Naturalization Bill also at
tempts to bring separated families
together
On this subject. the report saws
"tthe hilD indictments the under
lvine intention of our Immigration
laws reoardino the preservation of
the faroilu unit An American citi-
zen will have the right to brine his
alien spouse husband or wife, as p
non-duota immigrant. Similarly,
he will be aole tn bring his alien mi
nor child as non-nuota IMMIGRANT.
A uniformly oneratino preference is
nrovided for alien Sporses wife or
huSband) Of aliens admitted for ner-
manent residence. while the existing
law discrin1inates between men and
women in Granting such preferen-
tial status"
In general. the omnibus hill fol-
lows the national origins fOrru-
Ia of the 1924 Quota Act in allO-
eating quotas amOno the various
independent countries of the
world.
The Walter bill also takes advan-
tape of the experiences Gained since
the enactment of the Suhversive
Activities Control Act of 1850 and
provides for msnv improvements in
the LANGUAGE of the statute. the re-
port saws. It broadens the scope in
RECOGNIZING both involuntary men,
bership in totalitarian ORGANIZATIONS
and hona-fide defectionS from the
ranks of such groups and organiza-
tions, considerable liberalization. |
The measure also revises and ia
cilitates the adjustment of the i'm
migration status of aliens illegally
or temporarily in the United States
At the same time, deportation pro-
cedures are strengthened to discon-
tinue lax practices and to discour-
age abuses
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