Mr. Speaker. the severe emergency situation which the United States is now faced with following the recent admission of more than 60.000 Cuban refugees clearly indicates the United States failed to adopt a comprehensive immigration and refugee policy as part of the Refugee Act of 1980. which became law earlier this year. The basic policy question remains unanswered: Can the United States continue to offer unlimited asylum to the millions of people around the world who want to leave their own countries and come here? During congressional consideration of the Refugee Act. an amendment was offered to count refugees against an overall immigration ceiling which recognizes that the United States must demand other countries assume their fair share of the refugee burden. A recent article by Washington Post columnist Clayton Fritchey discusses this concept as part of the answer to the growing worldwide refugee crisis.
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