Speech #820210860

As a matter of fact. I am surprised that the Senator from Nevada. who has been investigating the subject of communism. does not understand the. international conspiratorial aspects of communism. where political offenses are a part of the charges and criminal offenses are a part of the charges. because it is in the matter of criminal offenses that they are able to cover up. it is in the criminal offenses that they are able to give a propaganda blast to the rest of the world. There is another obstacle which the McCarran bill places in the way of refugees from ironcurtain countries. I refer to section 222 (a). concerning the place to which the prospective illiterate has to flee for an immigration visa. Under present law. a man who flees from his country and finds refuge abroad can go to the nearest consul and apply for a visa. But the McCarran bill is different. It requires an applicant for a visa to file his application with the consul for the district of which he is a resident. I am not certain what this means. but I have consulted with a number of immigration experts who tell me that the provision would indeed hit opponents of Communist oppression who. in the darkness of night. without exit or entrance visas. flee to the free world. Let us examine how this provision would operate. Let us think of men like Mr.