Mr. Chairman. in connection with my work as a member of the Judiciary Committee. I have considered it my duty to keep well informed on the problems of escapees from communism. the refugees of World War II. the German expellees. and the distressed nationals of certain of our European allies. I have considered this a duty because of my strong personal conviction that the greatest asset of the free world is its people. That is a consideration basic to the philosophy of our civilization and. indeed. is the paramount issue in the struggle between Communist tyranny and the cause of freedom. The escapees. expellees. refugees. and distressed nationals of certain of our allies are more than anything else human beings. They are a most precious treasure. It therefore follows that the manner in which the people of the free world meet and resolve these problems caused by Communist aggression will. in large measure. determine the results of the struggles for the minds of men in which we are now engaged. It is for these reasons that I support President Eisenhowers proposal to admit into the United States 240.000 such immigrants during the next 3 years. The escapees from communism present an extraordinary challenge to the ability of the free world to provide a healthy. productive. and independent way of life for all its people. The escapees know firsthand the terrible tyranny of communism. how it degrades man. and the slavery techniques it must employ in order to keep its tyrants in power.
Keywords matched
immigrants refugees