Beyond thatand I impress upon the Senate the earnestness of my contentionif we embark on a course of opening our doors to displaced persons other than the war displaced personsthe stream will become a river and the river will become a flood. If anyone in or out of the Senate takes issue with this contention. I invite his attention to the vilification to which I have been subjected by the pressure groups in my endeavors to maintain our protective immigration system against those who would destroy it. In April 1949 it was estimated that 2.040.000 married couples were doubled up in dwelling units in the United States. Since that time it is probable that. due to housing construction. this number has been somewhat reduced.
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Opening doors to displaced persons will lead to a flood of immigrants.