Mr. President. the Senator from Minnesota has stated the case with complete accuracy. There is full. decisive power in the consular service and in the Immigration and Naturalization Service to exclude any person wishing to enter the country. whether he be a quota immigrant or one desiring to enter under the Displaced Persons Act. They not only have the authority but they have the duty to make certain that the security of the United States is safeguarded. I am sure I need not assure the distinguished Senator from Minnesota or any of my other colleagues of the Senate that if I thought for a fraction of a second there was any risk threatened to the security of the United States. I should be among the first to seek to eliminate that risk. and try to eliminate it completely. I think the record now clearly shows that there is a duty and a right on the part of the consular service and of the Immigration Service. which they not only recognize but which they exercise. to bar persons who are poor security risks from the United States.
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