I think it is important to think about the "boat people" of Southeast Asia. At this moment. millions of men. women. and children are abandoned by the nations of the worldunable to find a home. It has been estimated that 1.000 refugees die each day. The photographsthe sad faces. the boats being pushed awayare hauntingly similar to famous pictures of 30 years ago. I applaud President Carter for doubling the number of refugees that our country will accept each month. I believe each American should reflect upon what he or she can dowhether it is making a monetary contribution. sponsoring a family. accepting a refugee openly into ones communityto ease the plight of these people. The chairman of the Presidents Commission on the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel. a victim of that earlier Holocaust. recently issued a statement expressing his concern about the "boat people." I ask unanimous consent that his statement be printed.
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