President. have not been displaced as a consequence of World War II. They have voluntarily displaced themselves and therefore should not be classed as wardisplaced persons. If they desire to immigrate to the United States they may do so under our general Immigration laws. There is nothing in the December 22. 1945. cutoff date which denies them that opportunity. It therefore seems to me. Mr. President. that if the cutoff date is advanced to January 1. 1949. we will have abandoned the principle on which the act of 1948 is based. we will have departed from the principle of World War II displaced persons and will have established a principle which will be used to tear down our quota immigration system. Mr. President. I say without fear of contradiction that that is one of the reasons why there Is advocacy for this change of date. Today some are asking that 320.000 persons be permitted to come into the United States between the first day of October 1948 and the last day of June 1951. At that time there will be other movements on foot. under various guises and with various excuses. for bringing in more displaced persons. and our immigration law will be set at naught. Mr. President. there are millions of people who want to come to the United States.
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