Mr. President. there are many data fallacies when we start considering contributions by different countries. For example. recently I had the privilege of being a delegate to the International Parliamentary Union and while there served on a refugee committee. Upon first glance many of the figures for refugee responsibility are similar. It appears that some European countries may be taking as many refugees per capita as we are. but when one analyzes a step further he finds that this is not always true. Some countries take refugees and give them work permits for 2 years. which can be renewed if the job still exists. but with no hope of ever acquiring citizenship. Our own country admits refugees with almost a guarantee of citizenship within 2 years. So there is a substantial difference in many instances. and the figures we have are often hard to compare. But the numbers that we have available indicate that citizens of the United States per taxpayer are bearing a much higher load than many other countries who have similar economic conditions per taxpayer.
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