There is no practical way to avoid this possibility. It is a part of the price to- be- paid for offering assylum. But we must assume that the immigration officials will. in cooperation with our intelligence agencies. do everything reasonable to minimize problems of this nature. I might add there. Mr. President. that we have had assurance from the immigration service that every effort will be made to take care of this problem. Mr. President. this bill is in keeping with the best traditions of America. Americans are a warm and generous people who have traditionally responded with open hearts to those who have fled from oppression abroad. Since World War II. the United States has welcomed more than 1.3 million refugees. including 67&.000 Cubans. and 31.000 Hungarians. Each year some 400..000 immigrants join our melting pot society to add to thc richness of our culture. The Vietnamese and: the handful of Cambodians who may join our people will constitute only about onesixteenth of 1 percent of our Nations population. hardly a ripple or this vast and diverse pond of Americans. r hope that the Senate will give this bill an overwhelming vote of approval. I ask unanimous consent. Mr. President. to have printed irr the RcoRD: at this point a copy of the text of the Migratiorr and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. excerpts from the committee report. certain tables concerning cost estimates for the refugee- program. and a letter receiLed by lh committee sfgned by 28 Members- of the. Senate suppo--ting assistance for the refugees.
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