Speaker. I have had the opportunity to review my colleague. JIM SENSENBRENNERS. report on refugee conditions at Fort McCoy. Wis.. and his recommendations for change in our refugee policy. I would like to commend him for a job well done. The report is very valuable for those of us who have not had an opportunity to visit a refugee camp. for in it JIM shares with us his own firsthand observations of the refugees conditions at Fort McCoy. His report brings to light certain problems therefrom the increasing percentage of criminals present as other refugees are resettled. to the problems of caring for and resettling the unaccompanied juveniles. to the special problems of the mentally ill. as well as the shortage of INS officers at the camp. These problems are not unique to the Fort McCoy camp. and they strongly indicate the need for a better and more efficient approach to handling and caring for refugees who arrive in our country. Fortunately in his report JIM did not consider his job done after he described the problems he had found at the camp. bdlt he went on to make specific recommendations on how our refugee policy could be improved. I feel that we could profit by examining our response to this years influx of refugees. and that we should draw up a better plan based on this experience to be better prepared to handle the arrival of any future refugees. JIM SENSENBRENNERS report and his recommendations should prove most useful in accomplishing this task. I would like to thank him for taking the time to personally evaluate the refugee situation. and to share his findings with his colleagues in the House.*
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