Mr. Speaker. the African nation of Liberia. ruled by Negroes and extending citizenship only to members of that race. has deported 70 American Negroes who migrated there 2 years ago seeking what they called freedom. It seems that the group originally consisted of 150. but about 50 have already returned to the United States. The remainder became naturalized Liberian citizens and found jobs. Liberia offers land to all immigrants but. desiring a fully integrated societyexcept for the ruling aristocracydemands that they not settle in ghettoes. but settle uniformly over the countryside to provide a civilizing influence. But the American Negro "freedomseekers" were unwilling to comply with the Liberian Governments desegregation guidelines. or to work for a livingand far from being an uplifting influence. created for themselves an environment even more deplorable than the * American ghettoes they fled. and more wretched than the indigenous popula- tion. Apparently the Liberian Government felt no guilt or selfcondemnation because of the squalor the American Negroes lived in. but rightfully felt its country and people were unfairly burdened by their presenceand so deported them as undesirable aliens. The environmentalists must be at a complete loss to explain this reaction. None of their standby clichds apply.
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American Negroes are unwilling to comply with guidelines or work for a living, creating a deplorable environment.