Speaker. I am quoting from this mornings Washington Post. The Carter administration has decided to bypass the provisions of the 1980 Refugee Act and create a special category for dealing with the thousands of illegal Cuban and Haitian immigrants who have flooded into south Florida. officials said last night. Victor Palmieri. the State Departments coordinator for refugee affairs. ts expected to say in an official announcement this morning that the newcomers will be given "indefinite parole." allowing them to stay in the country for about a year. This will permit the administration to get past the November election before having to send legislation to Congress to clarify the refugees legal status. Here is the unbelievable part. or it would be if we did not recognize that unfortunately it is so typical of the Carter White House. In addition. the new policy will provide benefits to be shared by federal. state and local governments. officials said. This will be about half as costly as the full federal reimbursement of local costs called for under the Refugee Act. When we passed the supplemental appropriation bill here in the House yesterday we should have mandated how that $100 million for Cuban applicants for asylum is to be spent. It is my hope that the other body will mandate how the President spend those funds.
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