The administration of this bill would be entrusted to the State and Justice Departments. which would be instructed to enlist the cooperation of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. By using these existing agencies it is hoped that the cost to the American taxpayers could be substantially minimized. The problem presented by European refugees and surplus populations is a serious one. Something has to be done for these people. Idle workmen and overloaded national economies are productive of bankruptcy and communism. as we should well know. This problem is one for the entire free world. The United States should not be expected to solve it singlehanded. But. indeed. this has not been demanded. for there are other countries which are doing all they can by way of absorbing immigrants from overseas. We must be sure that in truth we are really doing our share. It is past time that we pick up again where we left off when the Displaced Persons Act expired.
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