I think the gentleman from Pennsylvania has fairly and ably presented the contents and the impact of this bill to the Members of the House. The joint resolution has adequate safeguards built into it. Specifically. we do not undertake to take any refugees until a certain number of them is moved into other countries of the world. We limit our participation to 25 percent of those during the next 21/2 years. A great deal of pressure was brought upon the committee to bring this legislation to the House last year. but we delayed our action because we thought it was necessary to get a more accurate understanding of just how many refugees there were under the United Nations mandate. and just what sort of exposure was taking place with the passage of this resolution as far as the United States was concerned.
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