Many American families have opened their homes to orphans from all parts of the world. Mr. President. last year I introduced Senate bill 3753. to extend the orphan provisions of the Refugee Relief Act which expired at the end of last December. and to provide for an additional quota of 5.000 orphans. Such a proposal was reported favorably by the Senate Refugee Subcommittee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. The proposed legislation passed the Senate. but unfortunately was not considered favorably by the House of Representatives. By the failure of Congress to act. the situation concerning orphans who had been adopted by American families became desparate. With the exhaustion of the 4.000 orphan quota in the Refugee Relief Act. many families were finding it impossible to bring their recently adopted children into the United States. To help the many families who could not bring their adopted children into our country. I wrote the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. urging immediate emergency action so these children could join their new families in our country. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that my letter of October 26. 1956. to the Secretary of State. and the replies received from the Department of State and the Commissioner of Immigration. be printed at this point in the RECORD. as a part of my remarks.
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