§ 2. Mr. HUGH O'NEILLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the immigration laws of the United States of America impose con- 386 siderable delay upon a woman, whose father's people are American citizens, in going out from this country to join her husband, a British citizen, who has obtained employment in the United States and has a home waiting for her there; and will he make representations to the United States Government with a view to these conditions being altered?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. With regard to the second part, I regret that I do not feel able to take any action in the matter.
§ Mr. O'NEILLIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in the case I have in mind a young wife with a small child has been told she cannot go out and join her husband in the United States until 1927, and does he not consider that a specially hard case?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThere are undoubtedly very hard cases under the American Immigration Law, but there are no representations I can usefully make.
§ Mr. BUCHANANIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that his colleague, the Home Secretary, imposes equally hard restrictions on other poor people coming into this country from other countries?
§ Mr. BUCHANANI can give the right hon. Gentleman two or three cases.