Mr. Speaker. yesterday. I was pleased with a number of House colleagues in introducing legislation calling for the deportation of any of the newly arrived Cuban refugees who participate in destruction or violence at any of the refugee processing centers. One of these centers. Fort Chaffee. Ark.. is in my congressional district. Incidents there among the refugees have ranged from minor disturbances to an almost fullscale riot and neartragedy endangering civilian townspeople in surrounding communities. The necessity for orderly and peaceful behavior at these temporary immigration centers is paramount. not only to proceed as quickly as possible with the processing necessary under our immigration laws. but also to guarantee in every way humanly possible. the safety and security of American citizens living in the vicinity of the refugee camps. Our legislation calls for identification of the disruptive and destructive refugees. separation from the peaceful and cooperative ones. and expeditious deportation. It is my feeling that refugees who organize and participate in riots or lesser disturbances show little appreciation for their tentative status here. and no willingness to respect and conform to our system and its rules. It is so doubtful that such individuals would become loyal. productive citizens in our country. I feel we would be justified in denying them immigration status. and in deporting them. After two personal working visits to the Fort Chaffee camp. and one to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. I can assure my colleagues that this legislation is urgently needed. Regardless of our individual evaluations of the Presidents policy decisions and administrative handling of the refugee influx. the existing situation calls for swift and favorable consideration of our proposal. I urge the full cooperation of the House to abcomplish this without undue delay.e
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Refugees who riot show little appreciation for their status and are unlikely to become loyal, productive citizens.