The total of 295.000 is 95.000 more than our commitment under the present law. But it is reliably estimated that. if the present act is not amended and the whole American program comes to a dead stop on June 30 of this year. there will remain in the care of the IRO on that date at least 250.000 displaced persons. a large proportion of whom might well be in our camps in Germany. where we might have the responsibility of dealing with the problem. Thus the Kilgore substitute. like the House bill. calls upon the United States to face the prospect that these 250.000 refugees will be left stranded in European camps at our taxpayers expenseand I desire to emphasize thatand to accept less than twofifths of that remainder. which is all the bills calls for. provided. of course. that many can qualify for admission under the terms of the bill. It has even been stated on this floor. in order to support the contention that we have done more than our fair share for DPs. that the United States has admitted more of these people than all the other countries in the world put together. I cannot possibly understand how any such statement could be arrived at.
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