Knight. Jr.. assistant county manager of Metropolitan Dade County. because he was explaining to us just what the burden was on communities of southeast Florida from what he called the status of confused classification. which now is where the Haitians are who are in that part of the country. I think that it does not really matter today whether we think that the Haitians in Florida are economic refugees or political refugees. That is not the issue before us. This is an issue that is before the court. that is before the Immigration and Naturalization Service. I think it is an issue that our subcommittee should get very much involved in and help bring to a determination. But while the matters of processing and either asylum or deportation are in limbo as they are. through action by the Federal Government. then I think it is incumbent upon us to give financial support to the community that suddenly finds itself burdened because of the Federal action. That is my reason for supporting the gentlemans amendment.
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