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72 Stat. 546. Effective date. sion^^n^wiTe'^'^" Hemisphere^ immigi^^tio"Establishment,

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PUBLIC LAW 89-236-OCT. 3, 1965

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heen admitted by the Attorney General, as provided in section 214(a), or upon failure to maintain the status under which he was admitted, or to maintain any status subsequently acquired under section 248 Qf ^jjg ^ c t, such alien will depart from the United States." SEC. 18. So much of section 272(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 226; 8 U.S.C. 1322(a)) as precedes the words "shall pay to the collector of customs" is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 272. (a) Any person who shall bring to the United States an alien (other than an alien crewman) who is (1) mentally retarded, (2) insane, (3) afflicted with psychopathic personality, or with sexual deviation, (4) a chronic alcoholic, (5) afflicted with any dangerous contagious disease, or (6) a narcotic drug addict,". SEC. 19. Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 219; 8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended by striking out "June 28, 1940" in clause (a) of such section and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1948." QEC. 20. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the first month after the expiration of thirty days following the date of its enactment except as provided herein. ^^^' ^^' ^^^ There is hereby established a Select Commission on Westem Hemisphere Immigration (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") to be composed of fifteen members. The President gj^^ll appoint the Chairman of the Commission and four other members thereof. The President of the Senate, with the approval of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, shall appoint five members from the membership of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, with the approval of the majority and minority leaders of the House, shall appoint five members from the membership of the House. Not more than three members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, shall be members of the same political party. A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original designation and appointment. (b) The Commission shall study the following matters: (1) Prevailing and projected demographic, technological, and economic trends, particularly as they pertain to Western Hemisphere nations; (2) Present and projected unemployment in the United States, by occupations, industries, geographic areas and other factors, in relation to immigration from the Western Hemisphere; (3) The interrelationships between immigration, present and future, and existing and contemplated national and international programs and projects of Western Hemisphere nations, including programs and projects for economic and social development; (4) The operation of the immigration laws of the United States as they pertain to Western Hemisphere nations, including the adjustment of status for Cuban refugees, with emphasis on the adequacy of such laws from the standpoint of fairness and from the standpoint of the impact of such laws on employment and working conditions within the United States; (5) The implications of the foregoing with respect to the security and international relations of Western Hemisphere nations; and (6) Any other matters which the Commission believes to be germane to the purposes for which it was established. (g) Ou or bcfore July 1, 1967, the Commission shall make a first report to the President and the Congress, and on or before January 15, 1968, the Commission shall make a final report to the President and the Congress. Such reports shall include the recommendations

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