Session #80 · 1947–49

Speech #800185430

As the bill now stands. it requires that at least 50 percent of the displaced persons admitted to the United States must come from countries which are classified as "annexed by a foreign power." Apparently that phrase refers to the three Baltic countries of Esthonia. Latvia. and Lithuania and to the portion of what was formerly Poland. east of the Curzon line. On the other hand. the amendment requires the issuance of visas to all racial groups. based on the proportion which they may bear to the total number of displaced persons in the socalled displaced persons camps in the three western zones of Germany. Austria. and Italy on January 1. 1948. The purpose of the amendment is simple.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
LEVERETT SALTONSTALL
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
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Speech ID
800185430
Paragraph
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