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MACEREN v. DISTRICT DIR., I. & N. SERV., LOS ANGELES, CAL.

No. 72-2818.

509 F.2d 934 (1975)

Adelfo V. MACEREN, Appellee, v. DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Dooley, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

Sidney Broffman (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before MOORE, BROWNING and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides that "[t]he number of aliens who may be issued immigrant visas or who may otherwise acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence . . . shall not in any fiscal year exceed a total of 170,000." 8 U.S.C. § 1151(a) (1970). In filling this quota, Congress has stipulated that visas must first be granted to those on whom Congress has...

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