DECEMBER 23, 1953. Hon. WILLIAM LANGER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for a report relative to the bill (S. 2280) for the relief of Inge Krarup, there is attached a memorandum of information concerning the beneficiary. This memorandum has been prepared from the Immigration and Naturalization Service files relating to the beneficiary by the Chicago, Ill., office which has custody of those files. The bill would grant the beneficiary permanent residence in the United States upon payment of the required visa fee. It would also direct that one number be deducted from the appropriate immigration quota. As a quota immigrant the beneficiary would be chargeable to the quota for Denmark. Sincerely, Commissioner. INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES CONCERNING INGE KRARUP, BENEFICIARY OF S. 2280 Inge Krarup, born Inge Sorenson, formerly known as Inge Kristensen, was born in Helsingfor, Denmark, on February 9, 1941. She was adopted on April 20. 1941, in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Karl and Ebba Kristensen. The adoptive mother was subsequently divorced from Karl Kristensen and awarded custody of the child and later married Eiler Krarup. Inge Krarup's last residence abroad was in Copenhagen, Denmark, and she and her adoptive mother entered the United States at New York, N. Y., on April 22, 1949, as temporary visitors. This is her only entry to the United States. She received one extension of temporary stay which expired on August 25, 1950. Deportation proceedings have been instituted and she has been found to be deportable from the United States on the ground that she has failed to comply with condition of the status granted at time of entry. She was granted the privilege of voluntary departure but to date has not availed herself of that privilege. Warrant of deportation has not been issued. Ebba Krarup, the adoptive mother of Inge Krarup, departed from the United States and reentered with a visa for permanent residence on November 6, 1952. Inge Krarup did not depart with her mother at that time as the quota for Denmark was oversubscribed and a visa was not available. Miss Krarup attended public schools in Denmark for 2 years until the age of 8 when she came to the United States and presently attends Grace Lutheran School Concordia College, River Forest, Ill. She is entirely dependent for support upon her adoptive mother who is employed as a cook in Oak Park, Ill., and earns $87.50 per week. Ebba Krarup is now separated from her husband, Eiler Krarup. After her marriage to him the child's name was legally changed to Krarup but he did not adopt her. Inge Krarup has no known relatives other than her adoptive mother. Senator Paul H. Douglas, the author of the bill, has submitted a number of letters and documents in support of the bill, among which are the following: Re S. 2280, Inge Krarup Hon. WILLIAM LANGER, UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. Washington 25, D. C. MY DEAR SENATOR LANGER: In support of the above-named bill, I am pleased to submit the attached information so that your committee may be fully informed when consideration is given to S. 2280. The beneficiary of this bill is a 12-year-old girl, a Danish national, who was adopted when she was 2 months old by Mrs. Ebba Krarup, a native of Sweden and now a permanent resident of the United States. Inge Krarup has no relatives or friends in Denmark, speaks the English language almost entirely, has made a good adjustment to school and her surroundings in Oak Park, Ill., where she lives with her adopted mother. It is my sincere hope that your committee will agree with me that this child deserves an opportunity to remain with her mother, Mrs. Krarup, who has cared for her practically all her lifetime, and that S. 2280 will be favorably reported at an early date. With kind regards, PAUL H. DOUGLAS. CHICAGO, ILL., June 10, 1953. Inge is a 12-year-old Danish girl. She was adopted by Mrs. Krarup in Denmark in 1941 when she was 2 months old. She came to the United States with her adoptive mother in 1949 and obtained a temporary visitor's permit. In 1952 Mrs. Krarup succeeded in qualifying as a permanent resident alien and she has started processing her first naturalization papers. However, Inge was not able to qualify as a permanent resident alien because the State Department refused to permit completion of her preexamination proceedings on the ground that the Danish quota was oversubscribed and because Inge, having been adopted, was not a "child" entitled to any preference quota number under the Immigration Service regulations. In April 1953 the Chicago office of the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice reviewed Inge's status and issued an order of voluntary departure. The order states that Inge must leave for Denmark on or before August 1, 1953. We, as attorneys for Mrs. Krarup and Inge, have discussed this matter at great length with the Chicago office of the Immigration Service but to no avail, because the Danish quota continues to be far oversubscribed, and because the recently enacted Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 permits the granting of a preference quota number only to one who is a resident alien's "child" as defined in that act, i. e., a natural child of the parent. We have corresponded with the American consuls in Canada and Denmark with the same result, again due to the fact that the Danish quota is far oversubscribed and due to the fact that the Immigration Act defines "child" as "natural child.” It would be stark tragedy for this young girl to be separated from her mother and sent back to a land no longer familiar to her, to reside with people not related to her and not previously known to her, while waiting for an opening in what may be a long oversubscribed quota. As a matter of fact, since Inge is not entitled to any preference status, it is possible that she may not obtain a quota number in her lifetime. The Immigration Act of 1952 defines "child" in a very restrictive fashion for a good reason, namely to prevent aliens from adopting children solely for the purpose of bringing them to the United States. Inge's case, however, is no such case. Inge was adopted when she was only 2 months old, in 1941. Inge was 8 years old in 1949 before her mother had any idea of coming to the United States. The reason for the narrow definition of “child” in the Immigration Act obviously has no application to Inge's case. After 12 years, Inge is as much the "child" of Mrs. Krarup as if she had been born to her. The need for relief in this case is very great. We therefore earnestly petition you to introduce in the Federal Congress, and to seek the enactment of, an act for the relief of Inge Krarup, so that for the purposes of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 she shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States as of the date of passage of the act, granting relief. This will permit Inge to remain with her mother and to begin processing her naturalization papers so that she may in due course take her place as a citizen of the United States. It will prevent the happening of a tragedy and will afford sorely needed relief. In support of this petition, we present the following exhibits: I. Statement of facts, sworn to by Mrs. Ebba Krarup. II. Photographs of Inge Krarup and her adoptive mother, Mrs. Ebba Krarup. III. Letter concerning Inge, written by Rev. A. G. Tozer, Second Presbyterian Church, Oak Park, Ill. IV. Letter concerning Inge. written by Miss Marie Alsager, teacher, Hawthorne Public School, Oak Park, Ill. V. Letter concerning Inge. written by Miss Isabelle Rayome, teacher, Hawthorne Public School, Oak Park, Ill. VI Report concerning Inge's physical health, by Dr. Augustus D. Yancy, Oak Park, Ill. VII. Copy of order of voluntary departure, dated May 1, 1953. This order it will be noted, makes specific findings of fact concerning Inge's birth date, th date of her adoption, and her present status. VIII. Letter concerning Mrs. Krarup, written by her employer, Mr. W. I Petersen, Oak Park, Ill. IX. Letter concerning Mrs. Krarup's saving account, written by Oak Par Federal Savings and Loan Association, Oak Park, Ill. If further information is needed, please contact the undersigned. NELSON, BOODELL & WILL, Attorneys for Mrs. Ebba Krarup and Inge Krarup. The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is o the opinion that the bill (S. 2280) should be enacted. MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 13), 1954.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2301] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 2301) for the relief of Katherina Picerkona and her minor son, Helmut, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill is to enable the fiance of a United States citizen veteran and her minor child to enter the United States so that the fiance may marry her citizen fiance and that thereafter she and the child may reside in the United States. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiaries of the bill are mother and child, the mother being a 27-year-old native and citizen of Poland and the child being a 6-year-old native and citizen of Germany. The mother is engaged to Arnold F. Dickey, who is an honorably discharged veteran of our Armed Forces presently residing in Brigham City, Utah. A letter, with attached memorandum, dated December 31, 1953, to the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service with reference to the case reads as follows: Hon. WILLIAM LANGER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DECEMBER 31, 1953. DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for a report relative to the bill (S. 2301) for the relief of Katharina Picerkona and her minor child Helmut Picerkona, there is attached a memorandum of informatio concerning the beneficiaries. This memorandum has been prepared from th Immigration and Naturalization Service file relating to the beneficiaries by tl San Francisco office of this Service which has custody of the file. The bill would provide for issuance of nonimmigrant visas to the beneficiari provided it be found the adult beneficiary intends to proceed to the United Stat with the intent to contract a bona fide marriage with the sponsor, Mr. Arnold Dickey, who resides in Brigham City, Utah. They would be permitted to rema in the United States for a period of 3 months as nonimmigrants and required depart from the United States if the adult beneficiary fails to contract marria with the sponsor. In that event both beneficiaries would be required to leave th United States or be deported in the manner provided for by law. Sincerely, Commissioner. MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATIO SERVICE FILES RE KATHARINA PICERKONA AND HELMUT PICERKONA, BEN FICIARIES OF S. 2301 Information concerning the case was obtained from Mr. Arncld F. Dicke the sponsor, a resident of Brigham City, Utah. Katharina Picerkona is a nati of Poland, who was born on an unknown date in 1927. Her child, Helm Picerkona, is a native and citizen of Germany, who was born December 27, 194 The identity of the male parent of the mincr beneficiary is unknown. The adu beneficiary lived with Mr. Arnold F. Dickey without benefit of wedlock from a unknown date in 1949 until June of 1953. This relationship commenced Frankfort, Germany, when Mr. Dickey was an enlisted man in the United Stat Armed Forces. Mr. Dickey related at various times during this pericd he mad inquiries of his superiors and was told that he would not be granted approval enter into a valid marriage contract with the adult beneficiary. He related ceremonial marriage was ever entered into. According to Mr. Dickey, the adult beneficiary was born in Stanislau, Polan The whereabouts of her parents are unknown. The beneficiary was reared in h birthplace until 1939. She then was taken by the Germans to Eschwege to labor camp where she lost contact with her parents and family. According Mr. Dickey, she told him she was never married. Mr. Dickey exhibited evidence tending to show that he is regularly employe at a salary of $250 a month. He has no dependents in the United States and ha accumulated assets amounting to less than $1,000. He is sending money abroa to support both beneficiaries. Mr. Dickey related he served under honcrab conditions in the United States Army from July 11, 1948, to July 11, 1953, an was discharged with rank of corporal, Army Serial No. RA19334127. Dickey was born August 29, 1928, in Orem, Utah, son of Allen and Ethel Dicke both native United States citizens. He attended public schools in Utah an lived with his family until he enlisted in the Army. M There is nothing in the present record to indicate the inability of the adu beneficiary to obtain a nonimmigrant visa. Since the files of the Service refle no further information concerning the beneficiary, the committee may desire make further inquiry of the Department of State. Senator Arthur V. Watkins, the author of the bill, has submitte the following information in connection with the case: Senator A. V. WATKINS, United States Senate Committee. OREM, UTAH, April 9, 1954. DEAR SIR: I am hoping you can give me some information as to how that bi is coming along for Katharina Picerkona. I realize that you are very busy and all but can you tell me when it will be intr duced, and how does it look by now? I mean the possibilities of being passed I certainly hope I am not asking too much, that is wanting you folks to tak time to help me, but I couldn't possibly leave her over there, and the only reso left is that bill, so you can see why I am so anxious to find out about it. I certainly appreciate all you are doing for us and thank you for myself as we as for Kathe. Sincerely yours, ARNOLD F. DICKEY. |