Mr. President. a special message has been received from the President of the United States on the subject of immigration and naturalization legislation. That is a field of law which is of overwhelming importance to the United States. not only because of its effect upon our citizenry and the aliens resident among us. but also because of general world conditions causing thousands of persons abroad to clamor for admission to this country. Our position as a leader in world affairs demands that we make it known to all. here and abroad. that the United States still stands as a shining example of freedom. equality. and justicethose things that are unknown to. and not even hinted at by. the terrorstricken inhabitants of the countries now in the semidarkness caused by the Iron Curtain which enshrouds so much of the world. We all have heard charges. Mr. President. that our immigration laws are unfair. discriminatory. and biased. Some of these claims are obviously overstated and exaggerated out of all proportion to reality. I do not believe that any Member of this body would wish to open wide our doors to accommodate the countless numbers of Asians and Europeans who would come to our shores.
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