Speech #810190100

I do not say that is due to American officers. I say it is not due to them. The offices of the immigration authorities have not been sufficiently staffed. nor has the consular service been sufficiently staffed. to check the persons who seek to enter the United States. The Displaced Persons Commission has had charge of the work. Many employees of the Commission are foreigners. Many of the applications and many of the papers are prepared by those foreigners. Many of the applications and papers have come to the desks of the Displaced Persons Commission officials. who sign them without giving careful scrutiny to them. Those files are turned over to the immigration authorities. I do not care what the provisions of the old law are relative to such procedure. I say to the Members of the Senate that we do not have a proper staff. sufficient members of the staff. to make a proper and complete check of those persons who have been permitted to come to the United States.