Mr. Speaker. I was recently in Miami. and I had occasion to view the great numbers of Cuban refugees streaming into the port of Miami. They flee from Cuba because of Communist persecution and the fear thereof. At the beginning of the exodus. the refugees were mainly businessmen. teachers. intellectuals. politicians. doctors. and lawyers. They were mostly of the upper middle class. coming here bereft of all their belongings and savings. Miami and Miami Beach and the State of Florida are doing all and sundry to help these unfortunate people. temporarily giving them shelter and food. Most of them want to remain in Florida. close to Cuba. cherishing the hope of return to Cuba. when it shall once again be a free country.
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