Mr. Speaker. next Wednesday. following regular legislative business. I have taken a special order to discuss the subject of the socalled Cuban refugees. In my view. the President. either in disregard or in violation of the immigration and refugee laws of our Nation. has provided this opportunity for now more than 80.000 Cuban nationals to enter our countryin my view. without authority of law. The President does not call them refugees. as a matter of fact. because if he did. then he would have to consult with the Members of the House and the Senate Judiciary Committees. He did consult with us with regard to the 3.500 Cubans who sought refuge in the Peruvian Embassy in Havana. but when we said that we would acquiesce in 3.500 and no more. then apparently he decided that he better not have any more consultations. So. in my view. he has disregarded the law and he has foisted this terrible problem upon us.
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