Show We Are Taking Europe Refugees Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt former first lady the other day made an appeal for modification lon of our immigration laws to permit entrance into this cOU country try of a large number of European refugees While America has a 8 great deal of sympathy for destitute and homeless people of Europe who need resettlement in other parts par of the world w it is dangerous to seek a solution of that problem by changing our present tion laws It would be easy if jf the bars were lowered to have such a tremendous influx of refugees from other parts of the world that this country would be unable to absorb them either economically or socially Under our present quota system more than immigrants immigrants grants may come into this country each year with the bulk of those permitted entry coming from European countries Under our present immigration system persons did enter the United States during the 1946 fiscal year We have not closed the doors to immigration from other lands We are providing a haven baven for many European refugees But we should not allow unrestricted immigration or anything approaching it We must use care and judgment in accepting aliens for a number of reasons We do not have jobs for a great wave of newcomers We will not be able readily to absorb huge numbers of them into our society We Ve must beware of some of the American un-American alien philosophies which will be brought in if we permit indiscriminate immigration We want to help the unfortunate peoples of Europe who have suffered so much during the war We want to d do our share in ip providing a new home and a new chance for them But it is not our exclusive responsibility responsibility and and it would be no over all gain for the world if soci social l and economic problems were simply transplanted ted to this countr country |