Mr. President. last Thursday we had a vote on Senate Resolution 148. an expression by the Senate that the refugees from South Vietnam and Cambodia are warmly welcome. Apparently. I was the only Senator to vote "no" on a rollcall vote. which on the surface may appear callous and contrary to the traditional position of our country of welcoming less fortunate people to our shores. yet. a number of Senators have indicated they favor a limitation placed upon the number of refugees entering the country and the amount to be appropriated for their care. Concern has also been expressed regarding more than a million illegal immigrants who enter the United States each year in addition to the 400.000 or so annual legal immigrants. The economy. with 8.9 percent unemployment nationally and a much higher rate in some occupations and among some age and ethnic groups. is one reason for concern. However. there should also be concern over our entire foreign policy.
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