No one wants to send these fellows back to Russia. and there is no inclination that I know of on the part of any department to send them back. We have allowed them to stay here 15 years. and we can certainly allow them to stay for another session of Congress. It is this last sentence in italics that will open the door to all political refugees. I am not opposed to any group particularly. but may I say that from the standpoint of statesmanship on our part we should not establish this precedent. Are we going to open up this great possibility? Are we going to allow the precedent of letting in certain religious refugees and giving them privilege of citizenship? Someone said that this amendment goes back to 1933. but the language I referred to does not go back to 1933 and would affect only White Russians. and I will prove it to you. I asked for an amendment to be inserted striking out the word "or" and inserting the word "and" in lieu thereof. If you would change this word to " and" it would probably be susceptible of an interpretation that it referred only to White Russians. Now. there are two classifications. one being the White Russians and the other these religious and political refugees.
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