But members of Congress love acts of retroactive vigilance. and they refused to pass the bill. Democrats who were trying belatedly to make amends for Lyndon Johnsons misuse of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution joined forces with conservative Republicans who feared some of the money might find its way into Communist hands. Together. they turned against the refugeesthose inconvenient reminders of the failure of past policies. The mail from home. most members of Congress report. has been like the conversation in the California classroomstrongly antirefugee. And congressmen get reelected by finding statesmanlike reasons to justify their constituents strongest emotional biases.
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