President. J rise to speak to Senate bill 2242. which relates to the admission into the United States of a total of 100.000 displaced persons during the next two fiscal years. In approaching the subject I wish to say that there has been a great deal of misunderstanding as to what might be called the general overall immigration situation. as is evidenced by the mail received bySenators and my statements of groups which have appeared in Washington. in our offices and elsewhere. Mr. President. pursuant to the resolution agreed to on July 26. 1947. known as Senate Resolution 137. there was set up under the Committee on the Judiciary a subcommittee. To hiead that subcommittee I appointed the Senator from West Virginia . The subcommittee had as its function. first. a study and analysis of the whole immigration problem. and second. a study and analysis of the displaced persons problem. The members of the socalled displaced persons subcommittee. besides the chairman. were the Senator from Missouri . the Senator from Kentucky . the Senator from Nevada . and the Senator from Rhode Island . As has been stated on the floor. under the plan of organization of the Judiciary Committee.
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