I believe he used the words "phony figure" in connection with that claim. He said he had asked for but had not yet received any tangible proof upon which any such charges could be investigated. The Senator from Nevada . however. in his speech which was read on the floor today. quotes testimony of an immigration officer to that effect. The 40percent figure is contradicted by what the Commission says are the known facts. Mr. Carusi. Chairman of the Displaced Persons Commission. informed the Senate committee that the actual figure is 1Y2 percent. The incidents referred to occurred under the normal immigration laws prior to the enactment of the displacedpersons law of 1948. The objection is also made that in view of the fact that we have a falling economy in the United States we should not admit more displaced persons. The statement is made that our economy is not the same now as when the law providing for entry of 205.000 displaced persons was passed.
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