Polish. Lithuanian. and other Eastern European quotas. Our bills would make the immigration laws more fair and workable. The McCarran Act established immigration quotas on the basis of the 1920 rather than the 1950 census. H. R. 2558 and S. 519 would eliminate discrimination against cultural and racial groups. which have become increasingly important parts of our community in the last 36 years. by establishing quotas on the basis of the 1950 census. The bills would bar Communists. Nazis. and Fascists from this country without the necessity of proving. as is now necessary. that they have advocated the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States. In addition. the bill establishes a Board of Visa Appeals in the State Department to review denials of visas and the regulations applying to immigration. Mr. Speaker. I am very disappointed that amendments such as these have not been made to the McCarran Act. However. the immigration and nationality laws have been modified in various respects by H. R. 6888 which passed the Senate today with amendments. Section 5 of the Dirksen amendment is particularly desirable. for it deals with redistribution of the unused quota numbers at the end of a fiscal year. This is substantially the same provision that we had written into our bills. It is so late in the session now that it would appear that this is the best bill amending the immigration and nationality laws that we can get through Congress. I urge the House to accept the Senate amendments so that this year. at least. we can start admitting more men. women. and children to our shores from Eastern and Southern Europe.
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