President. the pending bill. Senate bill 2242. reported from the Committee on the Judiciary. deals with the subject of entrance into this country of nationals of other countries who have been given the name of displaced persons. The Senate will recall the extended discussion which took place on this floor during the last session of the Congress. respecting the situation which prompted the passage by the Senate of Senate Resolution 137. which provides for a full and complete investigation of our entire immigration system. including all aspects of the displacedpersons problem. I may say that that resolution provided that before other phases of the immigration problem were reported upon there should be a report and such legislation as the Judiciary Committee might submit to the Senate upon the phase of immigration known as the displacedpersons problem. We were aware that there were pending in the Congress a number of bills which proposed to change radically our immigration laws. These bills represented a sharp divergence of opinion. ranging from proposals for the exclusion of all immigrants to proposals for a virtual elimination of our immigration barriers. We were aware. too. of the increasing pressure of aliens to enter this country. both legally and illegally. and we were. of course. concerned with the problem of displaced persons. particularly since the problem had a direct bearing on the immigration policy of this country. Pursuant to Senate Resolution 137. a subcommittee was appointed by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. which subcommittee consists of the senior Senator from Missouri . the senior Senator from Nevada . the junior Senator from Kentlcky . the junior Senator from Rhode Island . and myself as chairman. Iwant to pay tribute to the members of the committee with whom I have served. and to say to the Senate that I have never served or hope to serve with men who devoted themselves more tirelessly. earnestly. and thoughtfully to a very great and very involved problem such as that which was before the committee.
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