"Immigration and naturalization", 1946
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning immigration legislation including the recovery of American citizenship by former citizens of the United States who lost citizenship through voting in a political election in a country not at war with the United States during World War II, provisions for the entry of fiancees of armed service personnel under a visitors via non-quota status from countries whose immigration quotas are oversubscribed, for the purpose of marriage, an increase in immigration quotas for displaced persons (particularly Jews), the relief of Ann Maureen Bell, Filipino naturalization in the United States, the suspension of all immigration for a period of five years, and the authorization of admission into the United States of persons of races indigenous to India, to make them racially eligible for naturalization. Also included is the Annual Report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States Department of Justice and Immigration and Nationality Laws and Regulations Supplement II. Senator Maybank was a member of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Correspondents include Senator J. W. Fulbright and Senator Richard B. Russell (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration).
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Creator
- From the Collection: Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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