Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-31

opportunity under a law which
deals both with the current es-
icapee problem and with any
other like emergency which may
hereafter face the free world.
First, I recommend that the
Congress enact legislation CIV
ing the President power to au-
lthorize the Attorney General to
parole into the United States
temporarily under such condi-
Itions as he may prescribe es-
capees. selected by the Secretary
of State. who have fled or in
the future flee from Communist
persecution and tyranny. The
number to whom such parole
may be granted should not ex-
coed in any one year the av-
erage number of aliens who.
over the past eight years have
been permitted to enter the
United States by special acts OF
Congress outside the basic i'm
migration system.
Second, I urge the Congress
promptly to enact legislation
giving the necessary discretion
airy power to the Attorney Gen.
eral to permit aliens paroled in
to the United States, who intend
! to stay here. to remain as per-
manent residents. Consistent
with existing procedures, provi-
sion should be made for sub
mission of the cases to Congress
SO that no alien will become a
permanent resident if it appears
to the Congress that permanent
residence in his case is inappro-
pirate. Legislation of this type
would effectively solve the prob
lem of the Hungarian escapes
who have already arrived. and
furthermore, would provide a
means for coping with the cases
Iof certain Korean orphans.
adopted children and other
aliens who have been granted
emergency admission to this
country and now remain here in
an indefinite status. This should
be permanent legislation so that
administrative authorities are in
a position to act promptly with
assurance in facing emergencies
which may arise in the future.
Quota System
The immigration and Nation
ality Act of 1852, essentially a
codification of the existing law,
retained the national origins
quota system established in
1924. In the more than a quar-
ter OF a century since that time
experience has demonstrated a
need to re-examine the method
laid down in the law for the adj
mission of aliens. 1 know that
congress will continue to make
It's own study of the problems
presented, taking into considera-
tion the needs and responsible
ties OF the United States. There
are, however. certain interim
measures which should be inn
medlately taken to remove OBJ
Vious defects in the present quota
system. ~
First, the quota should be
based on the 1850 census of
population in place of the 1920
census. An annual maximum of
l54,857 quota immigrants is now
provided. using the 1920 CENSUS
l believe that the economic
growth over the past thirty wears
and present economic conditions
JUSTIFY an increase of approxi-
'mately $4,000 in quota numbers.
Second, an equitable distribu-
ton OF the additional quota
numbers should be made. IN
DER the present system a num-
Der OF countries have large un-
used quota numbers while other
countries have quotas regularly
'oversubscribed. I recommend
that the additional quota num-
bers be distributed among the
various countries in proportion
to the actual Immigration into
the United States since the es-
Enlistment Of the quota system
IN 1924 and up to July /. 1855
Third, quota numbers unused
IN one year should be available
Tor use in the following year
Under existing law II a quota
number is not used during the
year 1t becomes void. In my
view Congress should pool the
unused quota numbers for Eu-
rope Africa Asia and the Pa
Icific Oceanic area Those num-
bers should be distributed during
q twelve-month period on a first.
come first-serve basis without