Mr. President. it has been almost 2 months since 10.000 Cuban citizens rushed the gates of the Peruvian Embassy in a dramatic bid for freedom from Fidel Castros Cuba. Since that time we have watched daily as the original 10.000 has grown to a mass exodus that may bring as many as 100.000 refugees to the United States. For weeks now we have all been absorbed in humanitarian concern and the awesome task of feeding. clothing. and assimilating this latest group of immigrants. This is how it should be. We must make every effort to provide refuge for those fleeing Cuba while at the same time insuring that their impact is spread evenly throughout the entire country. In our deep concern for human suffering. moreover. we should remember as well the overwhelming political significance of the refugees and the events of the last month. Denied any form of political expression over the last 20 years they are voting now by the thousands with the only means available to the citizens of any totalitarian regimeflight. After 20 years Castros Communist experiment is yielding bitter fruit.
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