Before the Congress should authorize the expenditure of any funds for the evacuation of Vietnamese. the Congress and the American people have a right to know "where" these people will be resettled and "how" they will be resettled. I repeat. it is the obligation of the Department of State to formulate and present definite plans so that the Congress can proceed in a reasonable and informed fashion. The various reports in the newspapers and on television quoted the President as stating that some 200.000 refugees might be brought here. but the airlift of a few thousand orphans has shown that the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service cannot adequately handle even a small number of children without losing them or properly prepare for their arrival and their welfare. It is imperative that the President. particularly the Departments of State and Justice. immediately present the Congress with welldeveloped and carefully considered shortterm plans to evacuate Vietnamese as well as detailed longrange plans to resettle any Vietnamese who are able to depart from South Vietnam. Such a plan should certainly include: The numbers involved. a listing of countries who will assist in any resettlement efforts. and proposed actions by our Government to facilitate the assimilation of those who may be admitted to the United States.
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