Speech #870007779

I add to what the distinguished Senator from Michigan has said by stating that there is proposed legislation to deal further with the refugee problem. which has been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Certainly members of this subcommittee would undoubtedly have views with reference to that proposed legislation. The refugee and escapee problem is still with us. A prominent Member of .the other body. who has dealt widely with immigration matters. has questioned whether there were 40.000 refugees interested in coming to the United States. The Department of State has informed me that at the end of 1960 there were more than 350.OOG refugeeescapees throughout the world. Two hundred thousand of these people fled from the tyranny of Communist East Germany alone. while another 110.000 refugees from Communist China sought refuge in Hong Kong. In addition. 10.000 nonGermans have fled from other European Iron Curtain countries. And let us not overlook the 30.000 Cubans who have fled from the despotism of a "red" bearded Castro.