Speaker. may I say to the restrictionists not to be carried off their feet and vote for the bill as amended by the Senate. Let us strike out this amendment and enact the socalled "White Russian bill." I shall read the language of the amendment. It reads. "or who was in the United States as a bona fide political or religious refugee." Now. this opens up a field that is interminable. Talk about political and religious refugees. Ask the question. Who or what is a political or religious refugee? To find the answer to this question. we might be required to solve complicated and serious situations. Anybody who might come here surrepticiously might claim that he is a political refugee. and he thereby would come within the provisions of the bill. Anyone who could steal his way into the country and could successfully claim to be a refugee would be entitled to the priceless heritage of American citizenship. To pass such legislation today is not wise. If you want to take care of the White Russians who are here. that is all right.
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Anybody who might come here surrepticiously might claim that he is a political refugee, and he thereby would come within the provisions of the bill.