It was sent to us from Europe. I want to read it again. It is as follows: I have conferred with officials of the Displaced Persons Commission. the United States Consular Service. the Immigration and Naturalization Service. the International Refugee Organization and voluntary agencies. the Lutheran World Federation. the National Catholic Welfare Conference. and the American Joint Distribution Committee. My studies and investigation have included all major areas of Germany having displaced persons. Authentic informa"n discloses to me fraud in essential documents. misrepresentation. maladministration and violation of law. I continue to read from the statement of the Senator from Nevada: All of the officials agree that the program under the present act. when completed. will have taken care of the persons actually displaced by the recent warThe whole intention of the Displaced Persons Act was to bring in those persons who have been displaced by the war. It was not supposed to include millions of people who became displaced within the past 2 or 3 years. If the Celler bill were enacted it would mean that literally thousands of them could come in. in preference to those who were actually in the concentration campsexcept for a socalled hard core which covers a group of applicants who are disqualified under the immigration laws because of disease or criminality or because they are persons likely to become a public charge. My investigation indicates the need of tightenIng the existing law with respect to the security of the United States. as well as the need for more thorough examination of displaced persons applications. Why should we not enact a law similar to that in Canada. which provides that when a sponsor brings in someone and signs up for him. he guarantees that he never will become a public charge?
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Displaced persons are likely to have diseases or be criminals or become a public charge.