Now is the time to stop and to look and to listen. Let us not be controlled entirely by what we would like to do. All children coming on these mercy ships will come under the immigration quota law. There is no way of guessing the number involved. That will depend entirely upon the generosity of American citizens who provide homes for these .children. plus the generosity and .activity of these refugee children organizations that arrange the details in connection with bringing the children to this country. We must not forget that in time this legislation may bring large . numbers of children to our shores and. after the war is. over in Europe. we may be confronted with another problem. Of course. the same sentiment that prompts us in -bringing the children to our country now will prevent us .from returning them to. the land from whence they came. unless conditions over yonder are as good as they are in -this country at that time.. I. am not finding any fault about -this. but am simply pointing out what will happen. We all realize that this is the situation. Now. this bill is before us today because of the activity of those refugee organizations interested at this time in children residing in England. While we all want to help those children. we must not forget that the children in - Norway. Holland.
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