Speaker. I want to emphasize three points. The first. which I tried to get across in my special order on June 4. is that the President must consult with the Congress on the admission and treatment of refugees in compliance with the new Refugee Act. The language of the act is obligatory. not discretionary. We did not in passing the new Refugee Act hand to the President any carte blanche authority for the admission of refugees to the United States. It is not a question of the Presidents judgment. or the Presidents humanitarian feelings. or the Presidents wishes. the law clearly states that the President must consult with the Congress on the admission of refugees to this country. Second. if there are deficiencies in the new law. that is something we need to look at in the Congress. If the new law provides a loophole through which hundreds of thousands of refugees can be dropped on our shores merely by being hauled in by the boatload. we need to do something about that. Third. I want to state my position that all Cubans who wish to return to Cuba should be facilitated in their journey.
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