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17 Immigration B. Bull. 1 (1964)

handle is hein.immigration/immigbbu0017 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. No. 1 JANUARY-JUNE, 1964 MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT SAUL KIES Since this is my first message to the membership of our Association it is only proper to begin by an expression of appreciation to the membership for their confidence in electing me to the highest office which our Association may bestow. It is my intention to exchange some thoughts with the membership in these columns on matters of mutual con- cern and interest. The legislative scene in Washington, insofar as immigra- tion legislation is concerned, has been to date rather bleak and unpromising. Of course the two major causes have been the untimely death of President Kennedy and the im- pact of the pending civil rights bill in Congress. At the time of the writing of these lines, it has been indicated that - once the civil rights bill is out of the way immigration legislation will be given priority consideration. Presently the two major pending immigration bills are the Hart bill (S.747) and the so called administration proposal bill in- troduced by Senator Hart (S.1932) but co-sponsored by 36 other Senators. Both of these bills launched a major assault on the national origins systems of the Immigration and Nationality Act. We, as attorneys specializing in the field of immigration and nationality law, strongly feel that our entire immigration legislation is in need of complete revision. We have become accustomed during the last few years to the half-a-loaf approach in amending our immigra tion laws. Section after section of the act were amended in this fragmentary fashion for almost 12 years of the exis- tence of the act. On this basis there may be merit in the rationale of the pending bill previously mentioned. For it is true, that of all the many inequities, iniquities and in- dignities in which our immigration laws abound, none is more in need of elimination that the national origins prin- ciple which is applied in selecting prospective immigrants to the United States. The national origins systems presently in effect is based upon the composition of our population in 1920, when it was heavily weighted in favor of immi- grants from Northern and Western Europe, and on the other hand it drastically restricted immigration frbm coun- tries of Eastern and Southern Europe. The inhumanity of this deliberate discrimination against Eastern and Southern Europeans is morally indefensible, and hardly vorthy of our (Continued on page 2) RANDOM NOTES FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR EDWARD L. DUBROFF IMMIGRATION PUBLICATIONS The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., of Indianapolis, Indi- ana, announces the publication of the 1964 Supplement to Frank L. Auerbach's Second Edition of Immigration Laws of the United States. This new Supplement brings up to date the revised 1961 Edition of this fine work. It contains legislative, regulatory, and other significant developments in the immigration field through February 18, 1964, Su- preme Court decisions through 375 U.S.217, and adminis- trative decisions through Interim Decision No. 1304. In most instances the author has found it necessary to amend only sections of chapters and subdivisions of sec- tions. However, in view of important statutory, regulatory and procedural changes affecting the classification and ad- mission of students and exchange visitors, and the suspen- sion of deportation procedure, the original chapters on these subjects have been completely rewritten. In addition, several of the Appendices have been rewritten. The Index in the parent volume has been superseded by a cumulative Index in the Supplement, which should facilitate the use of both, inasmuch as it contains references both to the parent volume as well as to the Supplement's contents. This 1964 Supplement, which sells at $6.00, is a most welcome addition to the Second Edition, which, in itself is a most thorough and comprehensive digest of our immigra- tion laws and procedures. The attorney, state and govern- ment officials, the student, and social service personnel, now have at hand an up-to-date indispensable working tool. Although the 1964 Supplement may be purchased by itself; this reviewer recommends the purchase of the Second Edi- tion and the 1964 Supplement for the combined low price of only $15.00. Irving A. Appleman, the Immigration and Naturalization Service Representative before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and a member of the staff of General Counsel of the Service, has authored a most interesting and informa- tive article on the subject of The Supreme Court on Ex- patriation: An Historical Review. in the Fall 1963 issue (No. I of Vol. 23) of the Federal Bar Journal, pp. 351-373. In the Fall 1962 issue No. I of Vol. 22) of the same pub- (Continued on page 2) - -tL-- - Vol. XVII

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