Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Guide to Admission to the United States: Immigration Laws of the United States
The Immigration and Nationality Act represents no radi cal departure from the trends which manifested themselves in earlier laws. Basically, the national origins' 'quota system is continued in effect, although emphasis is placed on the preference for selected immigrants urgently needed in the United States, provision is made for a more thorough screen ing of aliens, particularly subversives and security risks, and the grounds for exclusion and deportation are widened. In addition, restraints against immigration based on race and sex are eliminated. Procedural changes are Set up in the executive agencies to facilitate enforcement of the law. The two agencies charged with its administration are the Immigration and Naturalization Service headed by a com missioner under the over-all direction of the Attorney Gen eral of the United States and the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs directed by an administrator under thegeneral supervision of the Secretary of State. The Servir regulates the admission of aliens at ports of entry in 'tl United States while the Bureau administers the issuance visas through its consular officers abroad. Of course, the agencies have other functions which are not of direct co cern here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
