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[Scrapbook] Immigration Clippings 1957, 1956-12-31 - 1957-11-22

 Item — Carton: 0065, Volume: Scrapbook

Scope and Contents

Walter thinks many of the refugees are communists; 350 refugees suspected of being tubercular; rabbi asks president to help Jews in Egypt; codemn the quotas in immigration policies; nationwide job drive for refugees; refugee program planned; Walter wary of refugees; refugee aid too fast; hotel in Britain wrecked by hungarian refugees; no chance of refugee bottleneck; refugee influx brings immigrants to 350000; no communist agents found at Camp Kilmer; refugee officials help to find homes and jobs for refugees; boost the goal for total immigration quota; Britain takes 5000 more refugees; news clipping about Nixon's report on hungarian refugees; relief costs around $500 per refugee; increasing critcism of refugee aid; congress faces a crisis; Walter slurs the hungarian refugees; last plane for opperation safe haven is delayed; US must expand refugees admissions; no peace in hungary; hungarian refugee riot in France; US firm with 980 jobs still waiting for refugees; a newspaper clipping with an article pleading that refugees are people; a wire about how Walter is criticizing the refugee program; Walter urges Hungarians to remain in Austria and join resistance groups; screening at Camp Kilmer was lax and Walter assumes more refugees will return to Austria; reds slay woman fleeing to Austria; Walter plans hearing on refugees; letter to editor saying that most refugees are coming by correct means; forgotten east germans wait in refugee camps; Nixon gives austria hope saying US will do fair share of work; 1750 Refugees sailing to US; Nixon gives report to Eisenhower about refugees; Nixon in Austria hints more aid; thousands threaten to flee Hungary; old refugees problem (ones that are still looking for safety while new ones come); refugee backlog clogs Kilmer camp; Walter sees US moving to fast on refugees; Hoover sees refugees aiding national progress; no reds in refugee groups; Walter begins 25th year in congress; 10 refugees sent back; US admitting more Hungarians; Tabori dissatisfied with free board; 2 refugees charged with concealing commie record; Hungary slows refugee exodus; a news clip about newsmen going into red china without a proper visa; Walter says refugees pose threat to security; Walter says reds came in first wave; Walter takes stand opposite stand Eisenhower; bombs and buses about segregation; legislators flip flop on refugee problem; russian ambassador wife finds herself championing Hungary; Hungarian ex-premiers kin arrives; officials deny illegal moves to speed refugees; Walter irked by illegal visas; Eisenhower administration finds loophole to bring in 15000 more refugees; Celler proposes flexible alien law; Mcleod defends refugee screening; Walter tells Hellertown C of C of conditions in Hungary; only 3 refugees declared subversive; Walter gets in the way of the quota rising; Humphrey says budget must be cut; Dominicans to accept 20000 hungarians; new study of immigration law sought; Brownell asks about civil rights act; Washington trends; Williams Intelligence Summary; Walters bill aids children of veterans; Walter bill would allow for 8000 more refugees; women's republican club; plans special steps to speed machinery of refugee law; Hillings hits democrats for blocking legislation; Walter plotting to kill Eisenhower plan; objections to statehood and immigration changes; Gerety sees McCollum sworn in as refugee chief; Walter appears on TV; Refugees confront US with basic decisions; Opening the golden door; immigration law revision; length of sponsorship of refugees; walter is trying to stop the refugee program; refugee aid denied; Walter sees intake double; hungarians balk at red returns to return; political cartoon of walter trying to obstruct immigration by playing a sour note in the immigration symphony; economics struggling due to huge increase in population; Ikes middle ground immigration proposals; congress fails to show quick action on immigration change; refugee program rapped; walter favors halt in influx from hungary; free food going to 17000000; full success is claimed for refugee plan; can we treat sick refugees; Americans not eager to admit refugees; reports of refugees at red parties; hillings hits democrats for blocking legislation; hyde urges halting of influx; political cartoon of Walter in '56 vs. Walter in '57; antisemitism seen in hugarian refugees; incosistancy marked on refugee views; methodist women seek act revision; british citizens conisdering emigrating; Austria says teen refugees running loose; age of retirement; Walter charges nazi murderer in refugees; US shutting gates; cleric hits at Walter; students can get the facts on marxism; churches urge refugee admissions; political cartoon about sending sympathy cards to refugees since they don't let them in; us can't ban red activity of alien facing deportation; gimmick lets house bypass alien bill; refugee admission goal of 2 new bills; meat check cut costly to public; Krushchev flunks; more GI cuts to follow japan pull out; immigration act overhall is urged; fee is questioned in immigration case; the italian news; population increased by 3 million; Kennedy legislation compromise bull on immigratiom; US only returns 192 hungarians; amendments to nullify the national origins quota system; Eisenhower signs immigration bill; changes to alien law pushed; Walter gets award from Dutch Government; Supreme courst hears chinese immigrant case;

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-12-31 - 1957-11-22

Creator

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 220 Linear Feet (201 Boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Personal Names Mentioned

Tokashiki, Ichiro; Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Truman, Harry S.; Nixon, Richard; Hoover, Herbert; Tabori, Laszlo; Lane, Thomas J.; Celler, Emanuel; Mcleod, Scott; Humphrey, George M.; Brownell Jr. Herbert; Gerety, Pierce J.; McCollum, Robert S.; Hillings, Pats; Hyde, De Witt S.; Kennedy, John F.; Kardelj, Rankovic; Javits, Jacob K.;

Corporate Names Mentioned

Navy Department; Anti-Defamation League (ADL); St. John's Episcopal Church; Congress of the United States; United Nations; National Confederation of American Ethnic Groups; Federation for Constitutional Government; For America; Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate;

Geographic Locations Mentioned

Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; Austria; Hungary; Britain; Miami, Florida; China; Hellertown, PA; Ciudad Trujilo, Domincan Republic; North Haven. Conn; Washington D.C.; Yugoslavia;

Keywords

(Hungarian) Refugees; Communism; tuberculosis; immigration; Egyptian treatment of Jews; immigration quotas; immigration policy reform; soviet-controlled hungary; McCarran-Walter Act (Immigration and Nationality Act); Opperation Safe Haven; Palestinian arab refugees; Palestine vs Israel; resistance fighters; racial segregation; imperialism; McCarran-Walter Immigration Act; Civil Rights Bill; Southern congress losing power; Bill HR-4008; population increase leading to economic struggle; antisemitism; methodist religion; marxism; taxes and federal budget; Italians-American War; Loss of Citizenship; Tighter passport rules; Walter and war orphans; Refugee Relief Act; 85th congress; H. R. 52; Refugees and space; fingerprinting visitors; The Law of the Land; Missile Jamming Submarines; Workers rights; Emirgration of Refugees and Escapees;

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