I felt that argument to be sound. But It no longer applies. because the Eightyfirst Congress. by the passage of Public Law 555. granted relief to approximately 10.000 Greeks by permitting them to enter this country under the Displaced Persons Act. although they were not displaced person. The Displaced Persons Act has not. nor has any other act of Congress. given relief to the acute immigration problem of Italy. Therefore. this amendment. Other countries less able than the United States have recognized Italys plight by permitting immigration to their countries. but not the United States. Ladies and gentlemen. is it too much to ask that the United States. to which former Italian immigrants have contributed much. should make provision for 34.000 immigrants. who would normally have been admitted to this country but for the war? I was in Italy during World War II as an intelligence officer with the Office of Strategic Services. I know of the immense contributions which the people of Italy made to bring about an early allied vietory.
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