Speaker. I would say that other problems that were alluded to are also corrected by this bill. Obviously one of the serious problems in terms of refugee resettlement has been the fact that refugees do not have command of the Eniglish language. This bill places top priority on English language training for refugees. This bill will mean that refugees will become productive citizens of the United States quickly. That is the purpose of the bill. Without this bill there would continue be an ad hoc response to refugee language training. and there may be no language training at all in many cases. I would simply say if we put this matter in perspective we have. on the one hand. the present system where the parole power has been used by the President of the United States and the Attorney General to admit thousands of refugees without meaningful input by the Congress. without proper scrutiny by the Congress. and without adequate programs to assure effective resettlement at the cheapest possible cost to the taxpayer. On the other hand. this bill sets up a comprehensive. flexible and effective framework for the reception and resettlement of refugees. I think this bill is consistent with the humanitarian principles of this country. It is consistent with fiscal responsibility and it is consistent with prudent program management.
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