rect in principle and should be speedily enacted into law. The only other country in the world that observes racial discrimina- tion similar to that reflected In our laws in matters relating to naturalization is Nazi Germany, and all will agree this is not very desirable company. "The pattern set by the Act repealing the Chinese Exclusion Laws is a commendable one. It Is not only necessary but desi- rable to place reasonable limita- tions upon the numbers of per- sons of all races and nationali- ties who may immigrate into the United States. On the other hand, all those who are permit- ted to enter, and there should be no racial discrimination in this respect, should be consid- ered similarly eligible for nat- uralization. The old theory of 'inferior peoples' should be dis- carded as something no longer worthy of America in its nat- uralization laws or otherwise." • Friday, September 27, 1946 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Page Eight I still regard this matter of ell- ,' urinating all discriminatory provi- ': Mons from our immigration and naturalization laws as of prime !! importance. I shall never forget how embarrassed I was as a United States delegate to the First Inter-American Demographic Con- ' gress held in Mexico City in 1942 In having many other delegates from the Western Hemispheric countries ask us how we possibly could defend the laws on our sta- tute books excluding Chinese from immigration or naturalization pri- A vileges. Happily that "historic mis- ' ■ take" was remedied a few months later. That Demographic Congress passed unanimously a resolution recommending the elimination of all references to "race" in deter- mining eligibility under immigra- tion and naturalization laws. The resolution was aimed squarely at the United States. As you know, our present laws specifically exclude from natural- ization as United States citizens most members of the brown and yellow races and the immigration laws provide for the exclusion of •' persons "ineligible to citizenship." Happily these discriminatory pro- visions were recently eliminated with respect to Filipinos and the people of India. This is commend- able progress but again our law- makers seem so reluctant to do what is obviously the right thing. 11 We prefer to approach the mat- , ter piece-meal instead of recog- f nizing and admitting that provi- t. Mons excluding persons from priv- .' lieges of immigration or natural- ! ization solely because of race or ;, place of birth and having no ref- erence to personal qualifications are totally inconsistent with our although many of them served democratic principles that involve with our armed forces or in war agencies, "some in confidential the respect of man for man. and important capacities," all now I scarcely need say that I am face the possibility of deportation. not advocating throwing open our Some are married to United States gates to all the peoples of the citizens and have children born earth. As I have so frequently here. Yet they are not in position said in the past, all other nations to have the merits of their" indi- can understand reasonable limita- vidual cases weighed with a view tions under quotas but they can- to having their deportation sus- not understand nor can we defend pended because of the require. exclusion or blanket ineligibility. ment in the law that persons to We cannot, in my opinion, occupy whom the privrege may be grant- our rightful place in the family ed must be eligible for naturaliza- of nations until we make our im- tion. migration and naturalization law3 The New York Times editorial conform to our avowed declara. cites one very appealing case (I tions that men are to be judged on the basis of their perfonal qualifications and not on their SEASON'S GREETINGS! race, their place of birth, or the color of their skin. Let our re- quirements as to personal integ- Hats Cleaned rity, moral character, loyalty to Suits Cleaned and Pressed the United States, belief in our Ladies' Hats Our Specialty democratic institutions, and other 200 W. Lafayette — cor. Shelby matters of an individual nature Recreation Bldg. CA. 3049 be as high and as grid as we want to make them, but let us say to no man that he is ipso ROSH HASHONAH facto ineligible for any privilege GREETINGS in our power to extend because of his racial or national background. That is not Americanism as I un- derstand the word and the con- cept. J. CHRISTY • It matters not that the Japan- ese would be included within what. I have been urging. We fought a war with Germany, too, but I have heard no proposal that we now make its nationals ineli- gible for immigration or natural ization. I was much impressed with an editorial I read some weeks ago in the New York Times (June 1, 1946) entitled "For Services Ren- dered." There reference was made to some two thousand "alien Jap- anese, whose attitudes and loyal- ties and activities have been scan- ned by thee Federal Bureau of In. vestigation more thoroughly than have those of most native-born citizens." It was pointed out that EASTERN POULTRY , MARKET 2534 RIOPELLE CA. 1579 could give several others that have come to my attention) and advocates remedial legislation, concluding with the words, "The loyal 2,000 would seem to deserve that much consideration from the representatives of the American people." Yes, this is an important piece of unfinished business. I strongly favor the early introduction and passage of a bill which would re. move all restrictions upon natur• alizatlon or in our immigration laws couched in terms of race. I know of no other action so vitally needed to bring our great country in its proper relationship with the rest of the smaller world in which we live today. 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