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PR NO. 196 September 13, 1988
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SECRETARY OF STATE
ON THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED REFUGEE ADMISSIONS FOR FY 1989
BEFORE THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
SEPTEMBER 13,
1988
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Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. I am pleased to be here this morning once more to present the President's proposal for refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 1989. During my tenure as Secretary, I have taken particular pride in testifying before this committee about one of the most satisfying foreign policy endeavors the U.S. undertakes
our assistance to refugees.
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It is customary to discuss U.S. aid to refugees in the context of the humanitarian purposes of our foreign policy. Indeed, humanitarianism is the principal motive behind our programs on refugee issues. Yet it is worth emphasizing at the outset of these remarks, Mr. Chairman, that we have benefitted greatly as nation by opening our doors to the displaced and politically oppressed. We know from generations of experience that every wave of refugees that has come to our shores has made enormous contributions to all sectors of our society. Just look at those who fled from Nazi Germany, from the Soviet Union, from Indochina, and from Cuba. The contributions to this nation from the refugees who have sought sanctuary here are incalculable. Thus, U.S. refugee policy is an area where our ideals, our humanitarian instincts and our interests coincide.
I would like to review with you today, the principles which have shaped this Administration's refugee assistance and admissions policies, and the accomplishments that havee come from the programs we have pursued. I want then to cover briefly the major
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