Mr. Speaker. because they are dark skinned? The administration stubbornly insists that Haitian refugees are merely leaving economic hardship. despite findings of harsh repression under Baby Docs regime. How different. in principle. is the poverty and persecution in Haiti from that found In Poland? Can it not be claimed that the Polish people are also fleeing econom. ic conditions. because they can no longer be members of a trade union dedicated to improving their living standards? Why are Haitians singled outunfairly and inaccuratelyas economic refugees? Could it again be. Mr. Speaker. because they are black? In the case of Haitian and Ethiopian refugees. I believe we can see the ugly face of racism.
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Haitians are being unfairly labeled as economic refugees because they are black.