Speech #870277603

I have a perfecting amendment which would strike from line 18 on page 3 of the bill "May 8. 1945" and insert in lieu thereof "January 1. 1952". The purpose of this amendment is to make eligible those refugees from Poland and Yugoslavia who fled Communist dictatorship after May 8. 1945. and came to the United States and who then became citizens. The language now covers the period between September 1. 1939. and May 8. 1945. The language in the bill would cover all who suffered loss between those dates. but would not cover those who became victims after May 8. 1945. I respectfully submit that the refugees from Poland and Yugoslavia who fled Communist domination were the victims of the Hitler attack just as those were who are covered by the period of time now mentioned in the bill. There are not many of such people. I believe they ought to be covered.