President. have been the areas of settlement of the displaced persons who have been admitted to the United States since 1945? Statistics show that 89.9 percent. nearly 90 percent. of the 17.018 displaced persons admitted into the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1947. settled in cities or urban areas. and 50 percent of those persons were destined to New York City alone. I believe it is proper for us to consider the social implications of these persons. particularly since the crux of a sound immigration program is the assimilation of the immigrants who are admitted. an assimilation into our way of life and the understanding of our form of government. We are justified in appraising the impact of the social and political problems which are inherent in The concentration of aliens in the urban centers of the Nation. We must recognize. too. the fact that we have in this country more foreignborn persons than has any other country in the world.
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