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21 Immigration B. Bull. 1 (1968)

handle is hein.immigration/immigbbu0021 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. Vol. XXI JANIUARY-JUNE, 1968 No. 1 RANDOM NOTES FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR EDWARD L. DuBROFF ANNUAL WEEKEND CONFERENCE The yearly seminar and conference of the Association was held at the Washington-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., during the weekend of Friday, May 24th through Sunday, May 26th, 1968. On Friday evening our President, Elmer Fried, ten- dered a reception in his suite at the hotel, which was attended by a large and enthusiastic gathering. On Saturday evening, after a reception and cocktail hour, our well attended Annual Dinner was held. At this function the Association's 1968 Founders Award was presented to the Hon. Raymond F. Farrell, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in recognition of his manifold efforts to improve the administration of the im- migration and nationality laws. Many guests from various government agencies, in addition to guests from the judi- ciary and the Congress, as well as Association members and their relatives and friends, were there to pay a well deserved tribute to the Commissioner. The business sessions began on Saturday morning. After an address of welcome by President Elmer Fried, and an opening statement by the moderator, Past Presi- dent Lena Orlow Ginsburg, a discussion on the topic of Non-Immigrant Visas was given by Harry Gross- man, Chief of Domestic Services Division, Visa Office, U.S. Department of State, and by John M. Lehmann, Deputy Associate Commissioner for Travel Control, Im- migration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice. The second session on Saturday morning's schedule was devoted to the topic of Developments in Labor Certifica- tions. The moderator was Joseph S. Hertogs, Past Chairman of our San Francisco Chapter. The participants were Frank I. Busbee, Chief, Branch of Immigration Pro- cedures and Standards, U.S. Department of Labor; Sam Bernsen, Assistant Commissioner, Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and Miss Mar- garet Hussman, Deputy Director for Visa Policies, Visa Office, U.S. Department of State. The moderator for the first of Saturday afternoon's two sessions was Barratt O'llara, II, Past Chairman of our Chicago Chapter. The subject was Recent Im- portant Decisions in the Immigration Field, and it was presented by Thomas G. Finucane, Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Department of Justice. The second afternoon session was moderated by James J. Orlow, Chairman of our Philadelphia Chapter. The topic was Expatriation, Repatriation, and Citizenship, and the speakers were Edward Rudnick, Assistant Com- missioner for Naturalization, Immigration and Naturali- zation Service, and Giacomo Cacciatore, Chief of Foreign Operations, Passport Office, U.S. Department of State. The first item on the agenda for Sunday morning's session was a Moot Deportation Hearing, moderated by Past President Lena Orlow Ginsburg. The participants were: William B. Taffet, Special Inquiry Officer at the Newark,- New Jersey District Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, as the Special Inquiry Officer; Vincent A. Schiano, Chief Trial Attorney at the New York, N.Y. District Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, as the Trial Attorney; Andrew Reiner, Past President of our Association, as the alien- respondent; and Edward L. Dubroff, Past President of our Association, as the counsel for the respondent. A critique of the procedings was given by Thomas Griffin, member of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The concluding session on Sunday morning was moder- ated by Milton C. Gelenian, our National Secretary and Chairman of our Washington, D.C. Chapter. The topic was Visa Numbers After July 1, 1968, and was pre- sented by Miss Elizabeth Harper, Deputy Chief of Regulations and Legislative Division, Visa Office, U.S. Department of State. Following each discussion on both days considerable time was devoted to the answering of numerous questions from the floor. All of the discussions were very well attended and were appreciatively received. An open meeting of the Board of Governors closed the weekend's events. The consensus of opinion was that this vear's conference had reached a new high in programming and in attendance. Special thanks for these successes go to Past President Haskell R. Barst, our Dinner Chairman, and to Lena Orlow Ginsburg, our Program Chairman, as well as to those of our members who so ably assisted them in their efforts. Official transcripts of the discussions and questions and answers (253 pp.) may be obtained, at a cost of $10., from the Derenberger Reporting Company, 1708 Hobart Street. N .. Washington, D.C., 20009. (Continued on page 2)

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