Session #81 · 1949–51

Speech #810183820

In the majority of these cases. there Is no selective activities as such. * * * Our responsibility. our job. in order to accede to the rights of the American sponsor who nominates an individual. is to determine. does this man qualify under the act? That is the field of selection. In other words. on a blanket assurance. which has been modified in Europe to a "named" assurance. by an employee of a voluntary agency. the Commission does no selection as to employment skills. or whether such person is one likely to be assimilated in America. or in any particular whatsoever except to check the dates certified by the International Refugee Organization. Such selection as there may be. if any at all. is by employees of voluntary agencies who are not responsible to this Government. and many of whom are aliens. It is automatically assumed by the Displaced Persons Commission that the individual in the United States or the voluntary agency naming such displaced person will give him the employment described in the assurance notwithstanding that such displaced person may not have the skill requisite to perform such employment and notwithstanding that the sponsor may revoke the assurance at any time.
Keywords matched
Refugee

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATRICK MCCARRAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NV
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
810183820
Paragraph
#7
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