Mr. President. for some time I have been concerned over the hardships caused by the labor clearance provisions of the Immigration Act of 1965 to Cuban refugees in Spain. Mexico. and other countries who are relatives of Cuban refugees in the United States. The problem Was graphically outliried for Members of the Senate in recent hearings before the Subcommittee onRefuges of which I am chairman. Ujider -current provisions of the Immigration Act. aliens desiring to enter this country must receive individual labor clearances before they are allowed in. This Isa long and tedious process. and I pointed out in the Senate on May 25 the inequities it is causing. Among those most seriously affected are Cubans who have fled their homeland for other countries. In many cases members of their immediate families have been admitted to the United States in parole or indefinite voluntary departure status. But the Cuban refugees who have gone to other countries are being denied entry to the United States. and reunion with their families. because of this labor clearance provision. I have followed this situation very closely. and I have talked with officials of the Department of State and the Department of Justice in a continuing effort to have these Cuban families reunited in the United States. Now I am happy to announce that I have received a letter from Philip B.
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