Mr. President. I concur with the Senator from Florida and with the Justice Department and State Department that the Government can use existing policies to respond to immigration emergencies. However. the administration remains convinced that additional legal authorities are requested if the country is to respond adequately to another Mariel or similar emergency. Beyond existing legal authorities. it is the firm judgment of the administration that there remains a serious need to provide the President with special legal authorities in the event of a declared immigration emergency. The administration is now finalizing draft legislation that would provide these authorities and will soon transmit them to Congress. Thereafter.
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