Speech #810189626

I shall be through with my statement in a minute. and then I shall yield to the Senator at that time for that purpose. Mr. President. the principal inaccuracy which the Senator from New York said the Senator from Mississippi stated was that the Immigration and Naturalization Service did not have the power to veto for any cause. an applicant for admission into this country as a displaced person. The truth of the matter is. Mr. President. that as the Senator from Mississippi has stated time and time again. the Displaced Persons Commission has the final authority with reference to the qualifications of a person as a displaced person. The Immigration and Naturalization Service can veto the entry of an immigrant under the general immigration law. A displaced person has two categories. One catgory is that of a displaced person. and the decision of the Displaced Persons Commission on that question is final. I placed in the RECORD an administrative ruling of the Displaced Persons Commission which made its determination final. Under the general Immigration law. he can be vetoed by the Consular Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. but the Senator from Mississippi stated time and time again that action by the Consular Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service is worthless. that in the category of displaced persons. they are limited largely to the file. The file originated in an international organization. the IRO. It was made up by displaced persons and was then sent to the Displaced Persons Commission.