So this joint resolution has been devised. and under it we hope the expenditures will be considerably less than they are now under Army administration. Of course. it is desirable to bring about the resettlement of these displaced persons when and if opportunity presents. In the hearings it developed that a number of countries have expressed an interest in obtaining certain numbers of im-. migrants from these sources. The organization has not yet been formed and it has not been able to bring about negotiations going into the details of the conditions under which such immigration should take place. Let me say that we are faced with two alternatives: Either participating in the International Refugee Organization or continuing on our own responsibility. with perhaps increasing operations. increasing expenditures. and increasing difficulties. Those are the alternatives which are presented to us. So fai as the immigration laws of the United States are concerned. provision to cover that aspect of the case is meticulously made by the joint resolution. The three or four lawyers mentioned by the Senator from Michigan. with their skill and legal acumen. have prepared amendments to this measure which will make it absolutely clear and unequivocal. beyond any question of doubt. that this measure in no wise authorizes anyone to modify. suspend. circumvent. or evade any laws of the United States relating to immigration. or. for that matter. any other law of the United States. So. Mr.
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