The Portuguese Navy and hundreds of small fishing boats carried thousands of women. children. and aged and helpless people to adjacent islands in the vicinity where they might take temporary refuge from the natural holocaust. This tragic event was the occasion for great suffering and hardship for these bewildered. unfortunate people. who were compelled to flee their homes. leaving their meager belongings behind them. and who are now homeless and dependent on charitable assistance. support. food. clothing. and shelter from relief agencies. These people are thus displaced from their homes and native hearths. are escapees from a great disaster and refugees in other places where they are unable to support themselves and cannot find any means of providing livelihood for their families. This bill permits admission to this country of a small. limited number of these afflicted people. There are precedents for this action. and these people are especially deserving. not only because they are pitiable victims of natural tragedy. but also because they are a good. loyal.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that Portuguese people are good and loyal.