IMMIGRATION: Irish Experiment

Three officials went abroad last week. One was from the State Department, one from the Department of Labor, one from the Public Health Service.

They sailed for Ireland. They went to set up, in the U. S. consulates of the Irish Free State, immigration inspection stations where full inspection, including medical examination, will be given before immigrant visas are issued.

This is a preliminary action. It is another step in moving our immigration stations from the point of reception to the point of inception. The hardships of Ellis Island and other stations where...

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