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Chap. 914: Relating to the immigration of certain relatives of United States citizens and of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States. Chapter 914 45 Stat. 1009 1928-05-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 914.— Joint Resolution Relating to the immigration of certain relatives of United States citizens and of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States.
May 29, 1928.[[S. J. Res. 5](/us/bill/70/sjres/5).][[Pub. Res., No. 61](/us/bill/70/pubres/).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Immigration Act of 1924.Nonquota immigrants.Vol. 43, p.155, amended. That section 4 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended by striking out the word “or” at the end of subdivision
(d)and by striking out the period at the end of subdivision
(e)and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word “or” and by adding after subdivision
(e)a newNew subdivision. subdivision to read as follows: " “(f) A woman who was a citizen of the United States and whoWoman who lost her citizenship by marriage to an alien, but is unmarried when immigration visa applied for. prior to September 22, 1922, lost her citizenship by reason of her marriage to an alien, but at the time of her application for an immigration visa is unmarried.” " Sec. 2. Subdivision
(a)of section 4 of the Immigration Act ofVol. 43, p. 155, amended. 1924 is amended to read as follows: " “(a) An immigrant who is the unmarried child under twenty-oneMinor child, wife of a citizen, or husband of a citizen by marriage prior to June 1, 1928. years of age, or the wife, of a citizen of the United States, or the husband of a citizen of the United States by a marriage occurring prior to June 1, 1928;” " Sec. 3. Section 6 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended, toQuota preferences.Vol. 43, p. 155, amended. take effect July 1, 1928, to read as follows: " “Sec. 6.
(a)Immigration visas to quota immigrants shall be issuedIssue of visas each fiscal year. in each fiscal year as follows: “(1) Fifty per centum of the quota of each nationality for suchAvailable for 50 per cent of the year’s quota of each nationality, for specified classes. year shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to the following classes of immigrants, without priority of preference as between such classes:
(A)Quota immigrants whoFathers, mothers, etc., of citizens who are 21 years old or over. are the fathers or the mothers, or the husbands by marriage occurring after May 31, 1928, of citizens of the United States who are twenty-one years of age or over; and
(B)in the case of anyIf quota 300 or more, agriculturists, their wives and minor children. nationality the quota for which is three hundred or more, quota immigrants who are skilled in agriculture, and the wives, and the dependent children under the age of eighteen years, of such immigrants skilled in agriculture, if accompanying or following to join them. 1010 “(2) The remainder of the quota of each nationality for suchAvailability of remainder of quota to unmarried minor children or wives of permanent alien residents. year, plus any portion of the 50 per centum referred to in paragraph
(1)not required in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to the classes specified in such paragraph, shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to quota immigrants of such nationality who are the unmarried children under twentyone years of age, or the wives, of alien residents of the United States who were lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. “(3) Any portion of the quota of each nationality for such yearPortion not required for specified classes available to other quota immigrants. not required for the issuance of immigration visas to the classes specified in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to other quota immigrants of such nationality. “(b) The preference provided in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)ofMonth of issue, for preference rights. subdivision
(a)shall, in the case of quota immigrants of any nationality, be given in the calendar month in which the right to preference is established, if the number of immigration visas which may be issued in such month to quota immigrants of such nationality has not already been issued; otherwise, in the next calendar month.” " Approved, May 29, 1928.
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