IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 20592, 18 September 1930, Page 10

IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS

CANADA AND UNITED STATES TIGHTENING UP Pr«B* Association —Bj Telegrauh—Copyritkl* ' NEW YORK, September 17. ■ (Received September 18, at ll a.m.). Inquiries at Ottawa - elicited the information that no new restrictions on. white immigration h|id been: imposed* The' only restrictions applying : are m respect to the amount of money in-the possession of an immigrant and ;thecontract labour. Duo to the current depression' and the extensive unemployment, with the approach ofwinteiV the : immigration authorities are more closely applying ; these , .qualifications than at i other times. The contract labour regulation' is of several years *. standing, aiid prohibits tho entry into Canada of immigrants under labour contracts, except in cases where the Minister of Immigration decides that their presence is required. ~. . >v. . The Immigration Department at Ottawa, moreover, denied the reports from Vancouver that, some 200 Australians - seeking entry into Canada are being held up, and that some of them are in danger of being sent back, ilia officials state that only one or two Australians were detained. ; "Restrictions on immigration into the United States of a similar nature-wera also announced at Washington a few. days ago by the State .Department.’ This is due to unemployment in tha United States. Consuls _ ahroad_ hava been instructed to’ examine applicants for visas more closely fertile purpose ofi limiting the number of entries under the provision of tho law,' which enables exclusion when " there is danger of an applicant becqjning a “ publio charge.!’ . ' ‘ ~ Ordinary travellers, are in.no way ; affected, either in Canada or tite^United States. ’■■■."