Mr. President. there is a factual bone of contention of great importance that is before the Senate right now. That is the question of how many immigrants and refugees have already come into the United States during the current fiscal year. The information that we have from the State Department is that we are. right now. at approximately 650.000. maybe even above that figure. If that fact is true. then. under the Huddleston amendment. no further immigrants or refugees would be permitted into the country. As the Senator from Maryland pointed out. that means that. under the Huddleston amendment. if the State Department is right in Its estimates. relatives of American citizens could not come into the country over the next 3 months. It means further that. during the next 3 months. Soviet Jews could not come into the country. Mr. President. a major part of our policy with respect to the Soviet Union has to do with encouraging the emigration of Soviet Jews. Yet. if the figures that we have are correct. under the Huddleston amendment. no Soviet Jews would be permitted in in the next 3 months. Under present American policy. Mr. President. the United States is receiving 14.000 immigrants a month from Indochina. That is the position that has been taken by the President quite a while ago. I think about a year ago.
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