Sweden. Holland. and certain of the other nations mentioned in the legislation. we are going to encourage countries with large territories and small populations. countries like Brazil. Canada. and Australia to begin to do a little bit more in shouldering the immigration load. Mr. Speaker. there is not time for me to answer the argument which has been raised repeatedly by opponents of this bill that we are not going to properly screen these refugees. I have a letter from Mr. Scott McLeod. security officer of the State Department. who outlines the new procedure to be followed in making sure we do not bring in Communist agents or Communist sympathizers as a result of this legislation. All of the safeguards of the McCarranWalter Act will apply in the administration of this legislation. In addition to that. this bill goes beyond the McCarranWalter provisions in building up a special security program to screen these refugees. I know we can do it under the new leadership we have in Washington. I am. convinced we can do it.
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