President. on June 12. 1979. the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts. Mr. KENNEDY. series of articles on refugees from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Included in these articles was one which stated that the massive flow of refugees in Southeast Asia is a "pushpull" phenomenon. Conditions within the countries are pushing people out and the largescale publicity given the resettlement efforts is pulling people out by giving them added encouragement to leave. According to the article: There is a danger of creating a selfgenerating monster that will live for years beyond its normal life." said one representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). "The more the West accepts. the more will leave Indochina. In Vietnam. particularly. everyone listens to the Voice of America and British Broadcasting. Those stations report every step of every new resettlement program. The migration goes beyond the legacy of radios that the West left behind when it fled. Refugees come to the United States. build up a little nest egg and send money back home. The folks back home use the money to buy their way out. The validity of this pushpull concept is becoming increasingly apparent and is supported by more recent stories from Southeast Asia.
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