Mr. Speaker. recently Congress enacted a major reform in our refugee laws. One of the primary purposes of this new act was to eliminate the ad hoc. and often chaotic procedures associated with U.S. refugee policies. The Cuban crisis represents the first trial of U.S. refugee policies since this new law came into force. Thus far. the results have been unsatisfactory. there is little perceptible change from the problems of the past. Either the new law is not being employed properly. or it has failed to provide effective guidelines for developing a viable refugee policy. An article which I drafted for a Washington State Teamsters magazine seeks to address some of these concerns and calls for the administration to immediately develop a refugee policy which is workable. consistent. and fair. This article is reproduced below: