it the largest recipient group. More specifically, the Act issues 90,000 visas to refugees, escapees, and expellees in the German Federal Republic, the Western Sector of Berlin, or in Austria; 10,000 visas to escapees in the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Turkey, Sweden, Iran, or the Free Territory of Trieste; 45,000 visa to refugees in Italy; 15,000 visas to refugees in Greece, 15,000 visas to refugees in the Netherlands; 2,000 visas in the Near East; 5,000 visas to refugees in the Far East, and another 2,000 each to Polish veterans and Chinese refugees regardless of their place of residence at the time of visa application. It is important to note that section 12 prioritized "persons whose services or skills are needed in the United States," and the parents, spouses, and children of U.S. citizens. Another component of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 was the immigration of orphans. The Act states that no more than four thousand eligible orphans in any part of the world, adopted abroad or adopted in the United States by an American citizen and spouse, may be issued immigrant visas under the Refugee Relief Act. In order to be eligible for admission, refugees were required to evidence a guarantee of a home and job by a U.S. resident. Applicants had to verify their political history, meaning they had to prove their opposition of Communism. Moreover, they had to receive a sponsorship from a U.S. citizen who would ensure who they claimed to be on their special assurance forms, prepared by the Department of State. Applicants also had to pre-arrange employment in the United States, provide guarantees that they would return to their country if expelled from the United States, and pay for their travel costs. Impacts of the Law Due to the Refugee Relief Act of 1953, several thousand Chinese residing in the United States on or before August 7, 1953, were eligible for adjustment of status to permanent residence and citizenship. Moreover, the Act resulted in the entry of 2,777 Chinese refugees. In 1955, Edward Corsi, who had been appointed to administer the act, was dismissed as the result of a conflict with State Department Security Director Scott McLeod. Representative Francis Walter accused Corsi of association with a Communist-affiliated group. Corsi said that the administration of the act was hampered by an obsessive "psychology of security", and the refugees were being