Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1962-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY 11 Lincoln once said: “Some of our generals complain that I impair discipline and subordination in the army by my pardons and respites. But it makes me rested, after a hard day's work, if I can find some excuse for saving a man’t life, and I go to bed happy . . During the afternoon before his assassination, the President signed a pardon for a soldier sentenced to be shot for desertion, saying as he did so: T think the boy can do more good above ground than below ground.” RIFT AND REVOLT IN HUNGARY By Ferenc A. Vali — Harvard University Press — 590 pp. — $9.75 A sharp picture of a Soviet satellite regime based on published and unpublished sources and on personal history. In the New York Times Book Review (Nov. 12, 1961), Henry L. Roberts said: “We are very fortunate in having, so soon after the event, such a solid, mature — and readable — history of this tragic drama.” Mr. Vali develops his discussion in five phases: 1949-53 — the Stalinist era under Rákosi: 1953-55 — the “New Course” under Rákosi and Nagy; 1955-56 — Ra- kosi’s attempt at stabilization after Moscow removed Nagy; 1956 — the Revolution; 1957-61 — the aftermath. Ferenc Vali, scholar and political exile, is peculiarly qualified for his task. For many years a distinguished member of the law faculty of the University of Budapest, “he experienced Communist rule in Hungary from the inside”, Robert Bowie says in his Foreword. “Condemned for conspiracy and high treason, he spent five years in Budapest prisons.” TUBERCULOSIS AND THE IMMIGRATION LAW Question: I am an American citizen and was married while I was stationed abroad with the army. When my wife applied for an immigrant visa it was found that she was suffering from tuberculosis and not eligible for a visa. However, she was paroled into the United States for treatment. Recently she was discharged from the hospital. Is there any way in which she can acquire the status of a permanent resident without leaving the United States? Answer: Yes, there is. Under a recent amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act persons paroled into the United States may utilize the same adjustment of status provision formerly available only to temporary visitors. Moreover, since under present law a waiver of inadmissibility because of tuberculosis is available for close relatives of American citizens, she would be able to adjust her status now even though her lungs are not entirely cleared up. Since this is a fairly recent procedure, steps should be taken only with the help of a specialized social agency or an attorney experienced in this field.
