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Hong Kong. memo. February 9. The conclusion is inescapable that the main responsibility for the new wave (of refugees) is the American insistence of maintaining large quotas and publishing them to Vietnam. while insuring that radio broadcasts and naval vessels facilitate the flow".-The U.S. and the Refugees: From Charity to Cynicism." by Derek Davies."Far Eastern Economic Review." July 17. 1981. "The success of the program for Laotians and Vietnamese has the effect of increasing the flow of refugees attracted by liberal first asylum conditions and the prospect for rapid resettlement . . . Most observers think that if Vietnam permitted or encouraged departures. as many as I million ... would choose to leave".-"Indochinese Refugees." a study prepared for the Joint Economic Committee. Congress of the United States. November 25. "Persons interviewed related that it was well known in Cambcdia that food and medical supplies could be obtained at the Thai border from Voluntary Agencies . . . The majority stated after arriving at the Thai border they received information from persons working for the Voluntary Agencies. radio broadcasts. and other refugees that if they could exhibit some connection with the United States Government such as prior civil service in Cambodia. military. family relations resettled in the U.S.. they could apply to be resettled in the U.S.-INS Officer. Bangkok. memo. May 7. 1981. source: U.S. Department of Justice. "The high resettlement quotas and the ease with which refugees pass through the pipeline are blamed as the principal pull factors encouraging and perpetuating the exodus. The U.S. Congress is shortly to consider funding for a quota of 144.000 places for the year beginning October 1. That figure. broadcast to Vietnam by Voice of America when it was announced by the State Department earlier this year. is considered a provocation.-Pull Factor Gets the Push. by Patrick Smith. Far Eastern Economic Review. July 17. 1981. " There is a danger of creating a selfgenerating monster that will live for years beyond its normal life. said one representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The more the West accepts. the more will leave Indochina. In Vietnam. particularly. everyone listens to the Voice of America and British Broadcasting. Those stations report every step of every new resettlement program.Philadelphia Ynquirer. June 1979. inserted in Senator WALTER D. HUDDLESTON. "The panel also found it disturbing that some refugees in Southeast Asian camps are fully aware of the U.S. welfare program. and there was evidence that. to some degree. knowledge of welfare contributed to the magnet effect of drawing -ndochinese out of their homelands to the U.S. "Voice of America and other radios heard in Tndochina should take utmost care to present balanced reporting on refugee developments. including coverage of perils of escape. difficulties of refugee camu life. duration of detention before resettlement is available. problems of employment in resettlement countries and similar matters.The Indochinese Refugee Situation. " report to the Secretary of State. August 12. 1981. V. Representatives of friendly countries are expressing serious concern about the United States refugee policy in Southeast Asia. "Late last month the Australian Government announced it would be monitoring the outflow carefully in the future. The statement followed a tour of camps in Malaysia and Thailand by Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Minister Ian MacPhee . . . the statement continued. it was clear that the nature of the refugee outflows was changing. Many reaching Malaysia and Thailand now were economic refugees. "Other resettlement countriesAustralia. Canada and France are the leaders behind the U.S.-are already showing signs of winding down their resettlement programms.-Pull Factor Gets the Push. by Patrick Smith. "Far Eastern Economic Review." July 17. 1981. "In an internal memorandum. written by a staff person responsible for its Indochinese program. the United Nations High Commission for Refugees suggests that its mission in Southeast Asia is more and more distorted. and that he finds himself engaged. primarily through the wishes of the United States. in bailing out a policy of incitement toward immigration and of destabilization of the communist regimes of the peninsula.-Le Monde Newspaper. "I met Don Cameron. Canadian Embassy official concerned with refugees . . . He concurred %ith the distinction being made between political and economic refugees by INS. and suggested that it is time the resettlement countries consider whether they can continue an openended policy which is an invitation for persons to come out of communist countries. generally assured eventually being accepted by a resettlement country regardless of reasons for leaving. i xpla.n_d -o him (Peter Lange. Australian refugee official in Kuala Lumpur) the reasons for INS engaging in the current deferral program. He said he had also been thinking along similar lines . . . he belitves that the resettlement countries should consider measures to deter persons from leaving the communist countries who are nonrefugees. He indicated that he would be expressing his views in a message to the .Australian Foreign Ministry.-Mr.