I will. get to that in a moment. We hadhoped that the House would pass the bill.exactly as. they had passed it last time. and as we had passed it last time. and as it was vetoed by the President. but they added to it certai exceptions. They went beyond that bill.- They opened up the gates and they added three exceptions to that bill. so that. no one can possibly figure how many immigrants would come in under it. For instance. exception in section 9 is not limited by the 3 per cent proposition at all. but would allow. in addition: to the 3 per centaliens entitled to rendmission to the United States under time provi-. slons of the joint resolution entitled. "Joint resolution authorizing the readmission to the United States of certain aliens who have been. conscripted or have volunteered for service with the military forces of the United States -or cobelligerent forces." approved October 10. Our information is that there are no such persons over there. but if there are any remaining in European countries or out of the borders of the United States. they can still come in finder the provisions of the Senate bill. They could still come in and be included within the 3 per cent limitation. They also include another section which opens the gates. and this is a very dangerous proposition:. aliens who prove to the satisfaction of the proper immigration officer or of the Secretary of Labor that they are actually subjects of re-. ligious persecution In the country of their last permanent residence and are seeking admission to the United States solely to avoid the. suffering and hardship Involved in such persecution. In other words. after these 353.000 immigrants under the. 3 per cent basis are allowed to come in here. then. in addition to that. all those who seek our borders tinder the exception in section 10 may come. It may be 100.000. it may be a million. No one knows who would try to come in under the provisions of that exception. and if the amendment offered by the Senator from California should prevail. which adds to the religious persecution. political persecution. too. then there might comae in here millions on millions of these persons without respect to the 3 per cent limitation. Why. the immigration authorities can not figure. they can not give us any idea. how many people might seek the United States as immigrants under the religious persecution. or the political persecution exception. So I submit that if the amendment of the Senator from California should be adopted. it would be worse than not passing any kind of legislation. For my part. if it should be adopted. I certainly would vote against the legislation. and would then move to recommit this measure. Under the present law. provided they come up to the requirements of the law. provided they come up lp the literacytest. if they are religiously orpolitically persecuted they can come in. M1AY 3and under this law. with the 3 per cent limitation on it. those wvho. are politically or religiously persecuted can come into the United States as immigrants. The only difference is that the Senators amendment would allow those to come in perhaps by -the million. irrespective of any limitation. and under the provisions of the Senate bill they would have to come in within the limitation of the 3 per cent basis. So I say that if they can meet the requirements of the law and they are religiously or politically persecuted. they can come in up to the number of 353.000 annually.
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