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Since 1981, over 500,000 persons have been brought to this country as refugees to begin new lives. Yet there have been
rustrations and disappointments: The unfortunate unilateral ietnamese suspension of interviews for the UNHCR's orderly departure program, which has also scailed the President's initiative for Amerasian children; the continued failure of the Vietnamese respond to our initiative to accept re-education camps political prisoners; the Cuban refusal to implement the Mariel (7) migration agreement; and the Soviet Union's continued refusal to allow those wishing to leave to do so, especially Soviet Jews.
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Mr. Chairman, I pledge to
you that this administration will relent in its efforts to resolve these profound humanitarian issues. With the bipartisan support of Congress, we will continue our traditional humanitarian spirit to provide for the needs of refugees around the world. I began today by reflecting on the accomplishments of our refugee program over the past six years, accomplishments made possible only by the generosity and commitment of the American people, as reflected through their elected representatives in Congress.
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I urge you to support the President admission ceilings which I have presented here today. At the same time, I must remind you that a generous refugee admission ceiling is nothing but numbers On a piece of paper without the money to fund the programs that these numbers represent.
And SO, in closing, I ask for your support, not only of the
proposed Ce ling, but also of the President's budget request for the refugee program, so that together we are able to continue this great national humanitarian endeavor. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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CHAIRMAN SIMPSON: Mr. Secretary, we're very appreciative of your remarks. Your entire text of your statement will appear in the record. Let me express, on behalf of all
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your remarkable work with regard to the Cubans who arrived in Florida yesterday, have arrived and wil arrive in the future,
long-term political prisoners. It's been of great interest to us
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on this committee, and I congratulate the State Department and the INS for arranging their releasey and also especially recognize the US Catholic Conference participating in that freeing of those prisoners.
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