# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S547
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 547

der the regular immigration quota. However, 259
ups succeeded in obtaining visas and arrived in our
g April, May, and June of 1952.

9 families were assigned to sponsors in 32 States.
jbs were waiting or were soon obtained for those who
employment. While there was a great emphasis on
ple were placed in thirty different job categories.
blem of adjustment to a new environment was bound
y real one to the individual family and in some cases
roic attitudes and great fortitude. In spite of this, the
rity of these families succeeded beyond their expecta-
jjusting to this new environment, and only very few

ard of Directors of Synod had appropriated the sum
‘this work. However, by March 1, 1953, only $16,943.87
ad been used. It is estimated that, in the final analysis,
cost us less than $18.00 per person to resettle these
is approximately one quarter of the per-capita amount
er agencies operating in the same field.

: Kuntz was released by the Board as of March 1, 1953,
Milies to serve on a voluntary basis until all adjustments
been made and the program brought to a successful

Hite of all that has been done, the refugee problem in
and Austria is as great today as it was some three years
of the constant influx of escapees from behind the
p. Though Germany is somewhat better equipped to
situation today than it was several years ago, the
tinues on such a gigantic scale that western Germany
an effective answer for it. The number of refugees
g in Germany is estimated at ten million, of whom
erable portion are Lutherans.

able effort was made by interested organizations and
the spring of 1952 to secure legislation which would
onal numbers of refugees to come to- this country.
‘pass the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act, but
tains no provision for the admittance of. refugees out~-
{iota system. Several new bills, pointed at the reception
efugees, have been introduced in the present Con-
id ‘enabling legislation be passed, it is our hope that
will be ready with the will and the means to respond
to the new Samaritan call and to reactivate its mis-
~To this end the Department of Social Welfare is
g tentative plans which can and should be put into’
sdon as enabling legislation is passed.