Mr. Speaker. after serving 18 months as a member of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. I hope the Members of the House will not consider it presumptuous of me in saying that some of the arguments that have been made this afternoon against this resolution would probably not have been made and that the criticism of the resolution would perhaps have been more temperate had the House fully realized the really great problems which are confronting this important committee of the House in these days of crises and world upheaval. This is an emergency measure to cope with an emergency which is broad and drastic now. and which may become increasingly so with the. passing of time. If there is any set of laws in this country that is not remaining static at this time. it is the laws with reference to immigration and naturalization. The Nationalty Act of 1940. which is the bible of our committee. has been. amended in several very important particulars since the outbreak of the war. It is reasonable to assume that new conditions will arise from time to time that will require intensive investigation.
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