President. we attached a string. however. to the Displaced Persons Act-. we had to do so because of the political conditions on the floor. That string was that the number of displaced persons admitted were to be charged against the already restricted quotas up to onehalf of these respective quotas. The result was that this act of generosity on our part was accompanied by a partial reduction in the number who may be admitted in the future. .5775 In view of the fact that wehad very little immigration for 15 years. from 1931 to 1946. in view of the fact that there is a continuing need. and also in view of the fact that America will profit from these immigrantsand I emphasize that pointI do not see why we should keep this string tied in the bill before us any longer. The string is tied. The pledging of onehalf of the quota is continued in section 201 (e). on page 33 of S. 2550.
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