| − | The '''Displaced Persons Act''' (1948) was an act signed by the [[United States Congress]] which gave permanent residence to 400,000 [[World War II]] refugees.<ref>http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/dpcract.htm</ref> President [[Harry Truman]] signed the Displaced Persons Act but strong critic of it. He stated in a speech after the signing: | + | The '''Displaced Persons Act''' (1948) was an act passed by the 80th [[United States Congress]] which gave permanent residence to 400,000 [[World War II]] refugees.<ref>http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/dpcract.htm</ref> President [[Harry Truman]] signed the Displaced Persons Act but strong critic of it. He stated in a speech after the signing: |