Mr. Speaker. I was pleased to see that the conference report on S. 643 retained the level of 50.000 annual refugee admissions. I would hope. however. that this number will be equitably distributed amongst the refugees of the world and will not be tainted with ideological. geographical or racial or ethnic biases. In the past. our refugee policy has recognized only those persons fleeing persecution from Communist regimes and the Middle East. Of the 1.4 to 1.5 million refugees that have entered this country since World War II. under various programs. only a mere handfulfewer than 2.000 have been from Latin America and Africa. Given the human rights concerns and the refugee problems in these areas of the world. it is clear that 4.000 refugees is not representative of what our refugee policy should be toward neople from these areas. Refugees fleeing persecution regardless of the country they come from. on humanitarian consideraLU1NUIjiU~iUNAL KhCUKU - HOUSE tions alone. should be equal in standing for entry into the United States. I am certain that my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus will join me in monitoring how this policy is implemented. Further.
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