Clay. which examined the state in which the Syrian Jewish community finds Itself. other than to say that the Syrian Jewish community has suffered greatly and continues to suffer. The Syrian Government is reluctant to permit its Jewish community of approximately 4.500 souls. to leave for Israel. That impediment to emigration would be removed if the United States demonstrated its compassion as it has on other occasions by allowing these tormented people to enter the United States under the parole authority of the Attorney General without regard to immigration quota restrictions. I can assure the Members of this House that the Jewish community in the United States will provide for all of the Syrian Jews permitted to so enter the United States and that they will not be a burden of any kind on the American economy. Our country.
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