Mr. Speaker. today I am asking President Carter to call an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States to seek the help of its member nations in resettling the Cuban refugees now entering the United States. Public opposition to acceptance of the Cubans in this country is growing. and the exiles are growing restive and violent. The combination is producing a mutual threat to Cubans and Americans alike. and it is lessening the chances for their successful resettlement here. Therefore. I am suggesting the relocation of some of the refugees in other OAS nations. I believe this would be a wise move for several reasons. First. it would defuse the explosive situation here in this country. Second. -it would relieve the United States of the entire burden of the refugees. which seems appropriate given our economic and resource problems. Third. it would place the Cubans in environments presenting fewer cultural barriers to them. Fourth. it would help our foreign policy by placing more antiCastro voices in the very countries he is trying to subvert for the Soviet Union. Mr. Speaker. I urge my colleagues to join me in calling for OAS involvement in the refugee problem. and pledging our cooperation to the President in securing that involvement. Thank you.
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