ALAN SIMPsON. and others who have worked with him have done a great job. not only in serving on the Commission but in working in the Judiciary Committee to report the recommendations that are contained in this bill. I intend to vote for the bill whether this amendment is agreed to or not. But I hope that it is included in the bill because it strengthens the commitment of Congress to take a more active role in establishing refugee policy. When the Refugee Act of 1980 was adopted. a normal flow of refugees was expected to be 50.000 a year. Since then. as we have seen. the numbers have increased dramatically. Mr. President. the amendment that the Senator from Kentucky is offering will provide needed control over the total number of those who are permitted to immigrate yet will maintain the flexibility that we must have in this area of responsibility.
Keywords matched
immigrate Refugee refugee refugees