Mr. President. during the debate on the Refugee Assistance Act of 1979. S. 643. I stated that the American public is becoming increasingly concerned about the openended immigration policy we have in regard to refugees. While most Americans do not object to offering reasonable assistance. they know that our failure to integrate a Roper poll which clearly shows that First. our own needy should be our first the refugee program into a national im- our openended immigration policy for concern. and second. refugees are exmigration policy will have adverse con- refugees does not have broad public sup- pensive to resettle. they deny jobs to sequences for our country. Our citizens port. This poll shows that 72 percent of Americans and they are too great an realize that we cannot continue to admit the public believes that only 7.000 or economic burden for this country at this unprecedented numbers of illegal aliens. fewer Indochinese refugees should be ad- time. A substantial 82 percent hold these legal immigrants. and refugees without mitted each month. Only 19 percent sup- beliefs. the United States incurring a substantial port the Presidents decision to admit I ask that the poll from the Roper population burden. 14.000 per month. The principal reasons reports be printed in the RECORD.
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Refugees are expensive to resettle, deny jobs to Americans, and are too great an economic burden.