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16 Immigration B. Bull. 1 (1963)

handle is hein.immigration/immigbbu0016 and id is 1 raw text is: IMMIGRATION BAR BULLETIN Published by THE ASSOCIATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAWYERS Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . I lift my lamp beside the golden door. January-June, 1963 MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT ANITA STREEP In this 17th year of the existence of the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers, I am happy to indi- cate progress that has been and is being made in the rela- tionship with government agencies with which our profes- sion brings us into daily contact. There are several factors which have played a part in this achievement, not the least of which has been a realization on the part of the govern- ment agencies that we are advocates sincerely endeavoring to present the other side of the coin on behalf of clients and that an arm's length attitude on either side has become to a great extent extinct. This spirit of good will was further evidenced by the participation by government of- ficials in our Annual Conference, which was held this year at the International Inn in Washington over the weekend ?f April 26-28. Panels were manned by representatives either of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or of the State Department. At the banquet which was held in honor of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Raymond F. Farrell, to whom a scroll of appreciation was presented, the dais was graced by the presence of several high government officials and a member of the Board of Immigration Appeals, a former Vice President of our Association, who kindly accepted the task of Toastmaster. This atmosphere of cooperation and exchange of views has been further maintained by conferences your president and other members of the Liaison Committee have held with Commissioner Farrell and his assistants and with Allen B. Moreland, Director of the Visa Division and his assist- ants. At these conferences, problems, large and small, which our members run into day by day, have been presented and, where possible, resolved or taken under consideration. Efforts are being made to eliminate practice before the Immigration and Naturalization Service by unauthorized persons and to make available to practitioners the basis of decisions in individual cases, as well as on a general basis. Among other things, the matter of the bottleneck in first preference cases has been discussed. At a conference held at the Visa Division, various matters were discussed, one result being that the FS-497 forms are nov being distributed by the American Consuls on a large scale upon request. I believe that this is the first time in ,Continued on Page 2) No. 1 RANDOM NOTES FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR EDWARD L. DUBROFF THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION In this present-day jet-age and world, the average im- migration practitioner, involved as he is daily with the usual herculean task of endeavoring to steer a safe course for his clients through the complex maze of our current immigration and nationality laws, regulations and pro- cedures, seldom finds little spare time in which to think about the past history of immigration to the United States, how it affects the present, and what it might portend for the future. But when the mind does turn to the past, remembering that our first immigrants came in the year 1607, countless questions pass in review. Who were our immigrants over the intervening years; where did they come from; why did they come here in such numbers and not to some other country; what events abroad influenced their decision to. emigrate and leave all that they had held dear; what dif- ficulties did they encounter in leaving their homes, and what obstacles were placed in their way to prevent or to hinder their leaving; what perils, privations and dis- comforts did they face on their voyages to the new land; how were they received here- what were their ambitions and their aspirations; what disappointments and disillusion- ments did they find here; what restrictions were placed upon them here; how much of the old country's customs and ways did they give up and abandon, and how much did they keep and retain; how well did they assimilate, and how well did they fit into our economy; how were they housed, and where could they find work; after they became part of America how did they regard or treat newcomers; how much of America's vast expansion in the formative years of our nation is attributable to the industry, perseverence, energy, sacrifices and toil of these immigrants? Such questions, and many more, are answered in a number of books covering the history of American immigra- tion. At least four such authoritative books are currenth available in paper-back editions at reasonable prices: (,ontinued on Page 2) Vol. XVI

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