While some of the proponents urge that only a handful would come. yet as a matter of fact it would permit millions to come. There is no limitation whatsoever in the bill as to numbers or as to nationalities. It is said that the bill does not amend our immigration laws. I insist that it does. One of the proponents said we could bring in children from China under this bill. Under our immigration laws Chinese nationals have no right to come to this country as temporary or permanent immigrants. As a matter of fact. in my opinion. the proponents of this bill are thinking alone of the refugee children of Great Britain. We have no information before as to the need of bringing these children into the United States. There is nothing said about their financial condition or whether in the end they would become charges on the people of the United States. If we are about to take a long. big step amending the immigration laws of this country. we ought to know it. If we permit 50.000 or 100.000 to come in under this bill in contravention of our present immigration laws. as the war progresses will we. under its terms. admit tens of thousands or perhaps a million others?
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