Mr. Speaker. it is with a sense of sadness and irony that we take this time today to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cuba. It is the thousands of refugees living in this country who can truly celebrate this independence day. while with great sadness 8.2 million countrymen must remain behind. In truth captives in their own land. And it is with a sense of irony that we commemorate the independence of a once proud country. which is now ruled at the whim of the strictest of dictators. and which has become economically and politically dependent on the most aggressive and powerful of totalitarian system. the Soviet Union.
Keywords matched
refugees