JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 6), 1953.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 850] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 850) for the relief of Alice Power and Ruby Power, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. AMENDMENT Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: That section 202 (a) (4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall be held to apply to Alice Power and Ruby Power. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill, as amended, is to enable Alice Power and Ruby Power to qualify for immigration visas under the British quota under that section of the immigration law which provides for the use of the quota to which the parents of aliens are chargeable. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiaries of the bill were born in Australia of parents who were born in Great Britain. They have a niece in the United States who is married to Donald Eugene Gray, a native and citizen of the United States. She entered the United States for permanent residence in 1944 and states that her two aunts have cared for her from infancy until she married Mr. Gray in 1943. The beneficiaries of the bill are in the declining years of their life and it is the desire of their niece and her husband to have them come to the United States t live with them. A letter, with attached memorandum, dated May 15, 1953, to th chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from the Actin Commissioner of Immigration with reference to the case reads a follows: Hon. WILLIAM LANGER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. MAY 15, 1953. DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for report relative to the bill (S. 850) for the relief of Alice Power and Ruby Power there is annexed a memorandum of information from the Immigration and Naturalization Service files concernig the beneficiaries. The bill would enable the aliens to enter the United States for permanen residence notwithstanding the quota limitations of the Immigration and Nation ality Act. It also would direct that the required numbers be deducted from the appropriate immigration quota. The aliens are chargeable to the quota for Australia, which is oversubscribed. Sincerely, Acting Commissioner MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES RE ALICE POWER AND RUBY POWER, BENEFICIARIES OF S. 850 This report is based on information furnished by Mr. Donald Eugene Gray and his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Audrey Gray, residing at Green Acre Drive, Browns burg, Ind. The aliens, Alice Power and Ruby Power, are sisters. They are natives o Australia but the date and place of their birth in that country is not known to this Service. However, Mrs. Gray, who is the niece of the beneficiaries, alleged that they are now in the declining years of their life. Mrs. Gray was born in Queensland, Australia, on January 5, 1924. She entered the United States for permanent residence at San Francisco, Calif., on February 3, 1944, as the wif of Donald Eugene Gray, a native and citizen of the United States. Mrs. Gray stated that she was raised by her grandmother and her two aunts from the time she was an infant, her mother having died at the time of her birth After the death of her grandmother, the aunts assumed full responsibility for he care and education. She lived with them until her marriage on December 9 1943. Accord Mrs. Gray stated that the aliens have never been married and have no family ties in Australia other than two brothers. The aliens are presently residing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where one of them is employed in house-to-house selling. Mrs. Gray stated that it is her desire to have the aliens immigrate to the United States so that they can be with her in their declining years. ing to Mrs. Gray, the aliens have about $30,000 in bonds and cash in Australia However, they are now unable to transfer these funds to the United States be cause of Australian monetary regulations. For this reason the aliens are now being supported by Mrs. Gray's husband. Mr. Donald Gray stated that he is financially able to support the aliens if they are permitted to immigrate to the United States; that it is his intention to have them reside in his home; and that he is willing to support them until such time as they can get their money from Australia or obtain employment in this country: He stated that his net worth is approximately $44,000. Senator William E. Jenner, the author of the bill, has submitted a number of letters in support of the bill, among which are the following: Hon. WILLIAM E. JENNER, United States Senator from Indiana, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. STEVENSON & KENDALL, DEAR SENATOR JENNER: Mr. Don Grey, of Brownsburg, Ind., who is one of the better young citizens of this county and a very fine progressive young gentleman, has asked me to intercede in his behalf in order to get naturalization papers for two aunts of his wife who are residents of Australia but are now residing at 240 Langlois, Windsor, Ontario. The names of the two aunts are Alice Power and Ruby Power. Mr. Don Grey's wife was a citizen of Australia and he married the young lady when he was in the Navy during World War II. She is a very fine young lady and soon will have her naturalization completed. The two aunts that they desire to bring to the United States are worth approximately in cash $35,000 to $40,000, so I would say that there is no likelihood that they will become charges on the county or the State in which they reside. Sometime prior to the death of our friend, George Edick, Mr. Edick called and talked to someone in your office for Mr. Grey and gave this information. As I understand it, the two Miss Powers are now British subjects since they were born in the country of Australia. Don has been to Ontario and talked with the vice consul of the United States of America in Windsor who is R. C. Fretzke. This gentleman says that you are fully aware of what it takes to complete the negotiations which Mr. Grey requires and desires, and that it would necessitate a bill being introduced in Congress to make these two ladies British-born instead of British subjects, and has advised Mr. Grey that this is very often done to meet a situation such as this. He informed Mr. Grey that if this would be done that their office would be glad to give the matter immediate attention and see that the matter was completed very readily. The maiden name of Mr. Grey's wife was Evelyn Ransden whose home was in Brisbane, Australia. Mrs. Grey is extremely anxious to bring the two aunts to the United States, and Mr. Grey most earnestly insists that I assist him in carrying this program to completion. If I have not made myself clear, please advise me, and if there is any information you need in order to present the bill, please write to me. In either event I would be glad to have your reactions as to how long this would take and the possibilities. If you need to correspond with the vice consul, I would deeply appreciate your doing so. Sincerely yours, JOHN A. KENDALL. THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICAN CONSULATE, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, April 17, 1952. Hon. WILLIAM E. JENNER, MY DEAR SENATOR JENNER: Reference is made to your letter of April 10, 1952, to Vice Consul Ralph C. Fratzke, concerning the immigration visa cases of Misses Alice and Ruby Power. The records of this office indicate that Miss Ruby and Miss Alice Power are registered on the quota waiting list for Australia as of January 15, 1952. Inasmuch as the quota for Australia is very heavily oversubscribed, the Misses Power will experience a delay of an indeterminate number of years before their turn on the quota waiting list for Australia is reached and quota numbers are allocated for their use. This situation was explained to Mr. Don Grey, of Brownsburg, Ind., on the occasion of his recent visit to this office and while the matter of private legislation Fas discussed, it was pointed out that such matters lay beyond the jurisdiction of this office and one in which this office could not intervene. Please be assured that every consideration will be accorded the applications Misses Alice and Ruby Power consistent with the immigration laws and reg lations. Very truly yours, ROBERT J. CAVANAUGH, American Consul The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is the opinion that the bill (S. 850), as amended, should be enacted. О JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 6), 1953.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1704] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 1704) for the relief of Christina Pantelis Triantafilu, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. AMENDMENT On line 7, strike the period and add the following: Pronded. That the said minor child is adopted in Greece by the said Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lewis within one year following the effective date of this Act. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill, as amended, is to grant to the minor child to be adopted by citizens of the United States the status of a nonquota Immigrant which is the status normally enjoyed by the alien minor children of citizens of the United States. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiary of the bill was born in Greece on July 2, 1952, and the child's parents have consented to its adoption by Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lewis, of Indianapolis, Ind. It is indicated that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will fly to Greece to get the child if the child is permitted to enter the United States. In view of this fact, the committee feels that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis should adopt the child in Greece within a year following the enactment of the bill. With such an amend |