Cobb v. Murrell

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: The father of five children seeks the solicitous and sensitive nursing, maid, and housekeeping talents of a Mexican alien, Maria Cruz Aguirre Garcia (Maria). From November, 1964, to May, 1965, while illegally in the United States, Maria had worked for Cobb in such capacity. On the latter date she was apprehended by the authorities and returned to Mexico. Cobb was unable to find an acceptable substitute for Maria and filed application with Tracy Murrell, the Regional Administrator of the Bureau of Economic Security, for permission to bring Maria back into the United States. On August 24, 1965, Cobb's application was rejected on the grounds that employment of Maria ""will adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed"" and that ""sufficient workers in the United States, able, willing, and qualified, are available for employment in this job."" Cobb's petition for review in the district court was dismissed on June 22, 1966, for failure to state a claim within the jurisdiction of that court. We affirm.