wood Hospital, Woodbury, N.J., as an anesthesiologist at an annual salary of $12,800. The beneficiaries' assets consist of $7,500 in cash savings and personal property valued at approximately $2,000. The beneficiaries were admitted to the United States on March 7, 1953, as exchange visitors. They were granted extensions of stay to permit them to complete their studies under their exchange programs. Dr. Welles P. Go was granted an extension of stay until June 30, 1958. Dr. Josephine L. Go was granted an extension of stay until July 3, 1958. Following the completion of their studies, they failed to depart from the United States and deportation proceedings were instituted against them. They were accorded hearings before a special inquiry officer at Philadelphia, Pa., on August 11, 1958. The beneficiaries were found deportable from the United States and granted the privilege of voluntary departure with the alternative of deportation in the event of their failure to depart when required. The beneficiaries, who are subject to the penalties of the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, have not applied for waivers of the 2-year foreign residence requirement of that act. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Hon. EMANUEL CELLER, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1959. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This refers to H.R. 1464, 86th Congress, in behalf of Dr. Josephine L. Go and Dr. Welles P. Go, who were also the beneficiaries of H.R. 13178 in the 85th Congress. Since submitting our report of August 25, 1958, information has been received to the effect that the female beneficiary is no longer gainfully employed and that the male beneficiary is now earning $4,800 a year from his employment as senior resident physician in surgery at the Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Furthermore, another child, William Welles Go, was born to the beneficiaries at Philadelphia, Pa., on November 16, 1958. Sincerely, J. M. SWING, Commissioner. Mrs. Granahan, the author of this bill, submitted the following letters in support of this measure: Hon. KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, Washington, D.C. CAMDEN N.J., June 9, 1960. MY DEAR MRS. GRANAHAN: Dr. Welles Go has been appointed to the house staff of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, N.J., as of June 1, 1960, in which capacity he will serve as a hospital resident. Dr. Welles Go, by virtue of his training in medicine, especially in surgery, is in a position to render very valuable service to this institu tion, and we shall be dependent upon his services to a high degree for the remainder of the current year. Respectfully, Chief of Surgery, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. EDWARD G. OSBORN, M.D., PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 1960. Hon. KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, Member of Congress, 1220 New House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN GRANAHAN: I am writing this letter to you concerning the two children of Dr. Welles Go, of 3956 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. These children, aged 6 (Kathryn) and aged 1 (William) have been under my professional care for some time. The older child, Kathryn, is an extremely anxious and somewhat emotionally disturbed child. I feel sure that this has been induced, to a great extent, by the extreme anxiety of the parents with regard to their future. This future resolves itself around the problem of remaining in the United States. Undoubtedly the anxiety of the parents has reflected itself to a great degree in the problems of the older child. I feel it would be highly undesirable, perhaps even disastrous, for the parents to leave the country and place the older child in a new environment with new problems and other difficulties which would tend to grossly upset her in view of her present emotional distress. I would therefore request, most sincerely, that any measure which can be taken to avoid having Dr. and Mrs. Welles Go leave the United States be taken. I earnestly believe that the future happiness and emotional adjustments of these children would require the parents to remain in this country. If there is any further information, that I can provide, please feel free to call upon me. Yours truly, SYDNEY H. KANE, M.D. PHILADELPHIA, PA., February 9, 1959. Hon. KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, Member of Congress, New House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN GRANAHAN: In order that you may be more fully informed of our national status, we are supplying this additional information: Welles was born in Chuan-chow, Fookien, China, on August 13, 1922, and at an early age his family moved to the Philippines. He was educated in private schools in Philippines and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. All of his education was at his own family expense. Josephine was born in Manila on August 27, 1926, of Chinese parents who were not citizens of the Philippines. She was also educated in private schools and also graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, all at her family expense. We, therefore, are not citizens of the Philippines and none received any assistance from that Government. Actually, we are both citizens of China. We applied for permission to come to the United States as citizens of China, who were residing in the Philippines. We traveled to the United States at our own expense and have maintained ourselves here also at our own expense. Since our native country, China, is now under Communist control, we would be unable to return there. We now have two children, a girl, Kathryn, aged 5, and a boy, William, aged 3 months, both are citizens of the United States, and it is for their future and happiness that we desire permanent residence in this great country. We trust that this information will be of some assistance in the decision to provide us with the security of a permanent residence which would lead to full citizenship in the future. Thanking you for your kind personal interest in our problem and wishing you good health and happiness. Sincerely yours, JOSEPHINE Go, M.D. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Hon. KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, 1220 New House Office Building, DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN GRANAHAN: It has been brought to my attention that Dr. Welles Go, 3956 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa., is having some difficulty in obtaining a permanent visa for the privilege to apply for American citizenship at this time. I am well aware of the importance of control of foreign students as far as obtaining privileges to practice medicine, etc., in these United States, and also am aware of our Immigration and Nationality Act. It is my sincere hope that Dr. Welles Go will, in the near future, be associated with me in the practice of surgery in Philadelphia. To create such a relationship, as you well know, Dr. Go must pass his State board examination in Pennsylvania. To my knowledge he has qualified himself to take the State board as a foreign student except for one very important part, namely, that he has been unable to obtain a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States. This, of course, is required by the State board, and I feel is a requirement of great merit. I am very interested in Dr. Welles Go, not only from a professional relationship, but also a personal one. I have known Dr. Go since he became a resident at Frankford Hospital approximately 2 years ago. I have met his wife on two social occasions and have been greatly impressed with her sincerity, and feel that they would both make good citizens of the United States. I sincerely hope that Dr. Go will be given permission to apply for a permanent visa or to obtain a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States so that he may remain in the United States permanently and to become associated with me in the practice of medicine. If I can be of any further assistance to you, or indirectly, to Dr. Go, I would be very happy to hear from you concerning your request. Very truly yours, FRANKLIN S. BUZBY, M.D. A bill for the relief of the same persons passed the House of Representatives during the 86th Congress (H.R. 1464, H. Rept. 2059). Mrs. Granahan supplied the Committee on the Judiciary with the following additional information pertinent to this legislation: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., April 18, 1961. Hon. FRANCIS E. WALTER, Chairman, Subcommittee No. 1, House of Representatives, DEAR TAD: Thank you for your letter of March 24 with reference to H.R. 2115 which I introduced for the relief of Drs. Josephine L. and Welles P. Go. I am enclosing letter I received from the Philippine Ambassador, Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, stating that the services of the beneficiaries of my bill are not urgently needed in the Philippines and that his Government has no objection to their obtaining permanent residence in the United States. I would greatly appreciate it if your committee would now give favorable consideration to this legislation. Sincerely yours, Hon. KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, KATHRYN E. GRANAHAN, EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEAR MRS. GRANAHAN: I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of April 13, 1961, concerning the immigration case of Dr. Josephine L. Go and her husband, Dr. Welles P. Go, which was the subject of your visit at this Embassy yesterday morning. I note from your letter that Dr. Josephine L. Go was born on August 27, 1926, in Manila, while her husband was born on August 13, 1922, in Fokien, China, and that both of them are Chinese citizens. I also note that they came to the United States on March 7, 1953, as exchange visitors and that apparently they have not returned to the Philippines since then. You further say that they have two children who are native-born citizens of the United States. Considering that Dr. Josephine L. Go and her husband have been away from the Philippines since 1953, or a period of 8 years, this would raise a presumption under Philippine laws that they have abandoned their residence in the Philippines and their readmission as returning residents would pose quite a problem. In view thereof, and considering that they are not citizens of the Philippines but Chinese citizens, I believe I can assure you that their services are not urgently needed in the Philippines and that the Philippine Government has no objection to their obtaining permanent residence in the United States. With warmest regards and every good wish, I am, Sincerely yours, CARLOS P. ROMULO. Upon consideration of all the facts in this case, the committee is of the opinion that H.R. 2115 should be enacted and accordingly recommend that the bill do pass. |