Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of House Joint Resolution 397 which enables the United States to participate in the resettlement of alien refugeeescapees who are now under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Congress cannot show a more sincere manifestation of this Governments desire to actively participate in the World Refugee Year than by the adoption of this resolution which would admit to this country a proportionate number of refugees. up to 25 percent of those admitted by other nonCommunist countries. Mr. Speaker. the report of the Immigration Subcommittee points out that an internationally concerted effort is being made this year to find resettlement opportunities in the countries of the free world for these refugees. I am sure my colleagues agree with me that we in the United States have room for many of these refugees. We should welcome them to our free shores during this World Refugee Year and thus do our part to help close several of the refugee camps that are still operating in Europe 15 years after the end of World War 11.
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