McLeods administration to date has been inept and frustrating. My bill provides. in the main. as follows: First. Increase of 15.000 in the number of authorized visas. inclusion. in addition to the NATO countries. Turkey. Sweden. Iran. and eligible refugees now residing in Spain and in the now highly disturbed areas of North Africa. Second. Unused allotments of visas will be carried over to all categories in proportion to the original percentage set forth in the bill. If. after such allotments. there remain still unused visas. these shall be used to fill applications remaining unfilled on December 31. 1956. Third. The administration of the Refugee Relief Act is taken away from the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs and given to a fulltime administrator within the Department of State. Fourth. In addition to individual assurances. voluntary agency assurances for housing and employment will be acceptable. Fifth. Distinction between refugees and escapees is withdrawn and only one category is established. to include those who escape from behind the Iron Curtain and refugees dating to World War II. Sixth. The requirement for a 2year security history is eliminated. Seventh. The cutoff date for all reallocations of unused visas is moved forward to December 31. 1960. Eighth. Under the present law. members of a family must all be admitted together or not at all.
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