Speech #960183680

I move to strike the requisite number of words. and I rise in support of the amendment. Mr. Chairman. there are 14 million refugees in the world today. Our country is compassionate. but the United States. alone. cannot solve the refugee problem. In our desire to solve the refugee problem. we are turning our back on immigrants who desire and deserve to come into our country. The most difficult Federal matter that we have in our office at home is processing visas and citizenship applications. It is most difficult and practically impossible to qualify deserving people to enter the United States and establish permanent residence. In our plans for refugees. we discriminate against legal immigrants. The United States limits deserving requests. Let us develop a balanced program. Let us call on the other countries of the world to take their fair share. Why should Brazil take only 100 when they could develop a stronger country by accepting all of the refugees just within their own undeveloped areas. There are many countries who could take more. But check the record and you will find only 8 countries of the world who have accepted or will accept as many as 4.000.