But I want to deal briefly with other features and attempt to shed additional light on some of the arguments advanced against this legislation. H. R. 6481 is a purely temporary measure and it is drawn up so that it in no way weakens the overall framework for immigration policy provided by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. the socalled McCarranWalter Act. The immigrants who would be brought into our country over a 3year period under this bill will be screened by the same security provisions which are now in force. These people will impose no burden upon our fullemployment economy. In fact. they will help to meet a vital need for technical and agricultural skills. A point worth noting. though often missed. is that admission of these immigrants does not necessarily mean admitting some 220.000 more people than are legally permitted to enter the country under existing law. At present. a total of 152.000 immigrants may enter every year. In actual practice. only about half that number do enter. In admitting these refugees and others under H. R. 6481 we would actually be bringing in a number about equivalent to the total of unused quotas over a 3year period under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Some concern has been expressed. here and elsewhere. over the possibility that H. R. 6481 would spread the welcome mat for all sorts of subversives and criminals.
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