Speech #970109494

We have accepted these unacceptable conditions at Krome North for too long. In addition to the problems of overcrowding. Krome North has become a symbol of this countrys inadequate immigration policy. It has become a monument to the Governments inability to deal with the immigrationrelated problems afflicting south Florida. Many people discount the problems facing south Florida because fewer illegal aliens wash up on Floridas shores than cross the Rio Grande. These skeptics point to the millions of Mexicans who have crossed into this country in search of work. and compare this to the 150.000 Cubans and Haitians that have arrived in south Florida in the last year and a half. From this they conclude that the problems of south Florida are a drop in the bucket.