As the gentleman from Florida knows. back in January the country of Belize informed our State Department that they were willing to take 2.000 Haitian refugees and 2.000 refugees from Southeast Asia. which means Vietnamese refugees. and nothing was heard from the State Department. About 3 weeks ago I wrote a letter to the State Department and it was also signed by the gentleman and a few others asking why they have not responded. because this helps take the pressure off of this country to keep these refugees from coming into this country and would put them in Belize where they are welcomed. As a result of our letter evidently a member of the State Department was sent to Belize. but that is the last I heard of it. I think this amendment is very proper because it wil actually implore them. as the gentleman says. to do something about it. Here we have a creative. at least a partial solution to this refugee problem that is plaguing all of us in this country. It is too bad we have to shove them to get something done. I think the gentlemans amendment is well put for that reason.
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