I thank the gentleman for that candid statement. The distinguished chairman of the Committee on Immigration has removed all doubt and placed the House on notice that he contemplates urging the enactment of legislation on behalf of the persecuted people of the world. The gentleman is well within his rights in endeavoring tb put his views into law and. by the same token. we who do not entirely agree with this general philosophy are only exercising our rights when we scrutinize these proposals most carefully. While I shall support this resolution for the reasons which I have given. at the same time I want it distinctly understood that I shall oppose any effort to break down our immigration quota law. Indeed. I possibly will go further and support legislation to further restrict all immigration for the duration of the war and for such period thereafter as may be necessary to thoroughly demonstrate that additional immigrants will be beneficial to our economy and our form of government. In taking this position. I cannot be accused of being too much of a nationalist.
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