ALIENS IN U.S.A.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1926, Page 3

ALIENS IN U.S.A.

UNCLE’SAM’S THINKING CAP. NEW YORK. March 39. The Civil Liberties’ Union and tho Federal Council of Churches ore vaging a strenuous fight on beliall ol the alien population ol the United States. Following the attempt to exclude the Countess of Cathcart, on the grounds of “moral turpitude,” Air Curran, the Immigration. Commissioner, reported to the Government Immigration Committee thru over 1.0h'0.000 people resident in the country were "de|!ortahle aliens,” 30.000 of whom were living in New York. The committee thereupon decided to recommend that 1,000,000 dollars (about £200.000) (should be voted immediately by Congress to facilitate deportations. This proposed Immigration Rill is being vigorously opposed on tile ground that it is too drastic and would result in the deportation of many aliens legally entitled to reside in America. The Cathctirt case roused a storm of indignation throughout the country, over gPO women’s organisations protesting to Washington against the exclusion of Iho countess. The Press pointed out the far-reach-ing consequences such action might have on American citizens residing in other countries, if reprisals were adopted. ' “THE OTHER WAY.” Drilling with the exclusion of the countess and the admission of Lord Craven, who was cited with the o'." less in the double divorce proceedings, tlie New York “World” printed a leading article, “The (Other AY ay,” which consisted only of 11 verses from the New Testament, giving Christ’s defence of the woman taken in adultery. ‘■Deportahle Aliens,” the Immigration Committer nTiiiifains. means

those, foreigners who are mulc-Jrahlcs. and who would not ordinarily be admitted to United States eit izeii'-hip. Following up tlie Innnigral ion Commissioner's reports that there are 1,000.000 “deportahle alien-” in tho country, the. Immigration Bureau is making arrangements to deport 1000 “undesirable” aliens at once. The maioritv of this first batch, it is said, will ho persons who entered the country without being registered or in■s peeled.

A'arious welfare organisations are attempting to prevent the system of “wholesale deportation,’’ which, they declare, is creating a panic, among foreigners, who do not understand tho conditions of tho scheme. Non-American citizen.-, who have built, up .small businesses, they say. are living in perpetual fear of being uprooted hnd sent across the seas at a moment’s notice. Jewish citizens of New York, nave voluntarily subscribed 250,(XX) dollars (£50,000) as a first instalment for settling 150,000 Jews from America in the Ukraine (“Little Russia”).

A second Jewish fund, for the same purpose, is being subscribed, and William Fox. or Fox Films, has headed the llist with 'a gift of 25,000i101. (£5000).