There is an obvious moral obligation on the part of the Congress of the United States to fulfill this commitment. There is an impression left that those who flee from Cuba. the majority of them. end up on the welfare roles. This is not so. In fact. it seems remarkable. when we consider that these refugees arrive here with nothing but their skills and abilities. 83 percent are fully selfsupporting and only 17 percent require any kind of Federal assistance. These figures are quoted by Mr. Howard Palmatier. director of the Cuban refugee program. Mr. Palmatier also said: Cubans know more about the American dream than we do.
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