I do not accept the argument that the United States is in such weakened condition that it cannot make room for 100.000 people who have fled communism. Mr. President. the real issue before us is not economic. It is not whether we can afford temporary assistance to people who will soon be productive contributors to our economy. The real issue concerns Americas values. The Cuban refugees challenge us to affirm what we stand for as a country. Totalitarian regimes make their values quite clear. Their very name indicates the value they place in the total power of the state. Against the state. men and women are no longer persons. they are things.
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