Speech #990031567

I was visiting with some good friends in my office. and they saw the special order come on and were so concerned about the problem and the fact that their Congressman. a distinguished Congressman from Colorado . had not seen fit to view the issue as seriously as you and I have. that they were very happy to see you holding this special order. So I just came over to congratulate you on it and to point out a fact that you have not had time yet to discuss. That is the probability that if we do not draw the line in Nicaragua and are not able to get thq Congress to address this issue again and provide some sort of funding for the freedom fighters down there. there is every probability that the Sandinista government will consolidate control and then begin to export revolutionand you have already shown that the facts are that they are. in connection with the Cubans and the Russiansand we could have a tremendous immigration problem inthe United States. I have submitted some documentation into the CONGRESSIONAL REcoRD that shows that as many as 20 million Immigrants may try to come into the United States illegally if the Sandinistas are successful in Nicaragua and then move into Honduras and Guatemala and then ultimately into Mexico. I think that is a serious problem that this Congress needs to address. and we need during this session to come back and address this issue and hopulully provide some funding for the freedom fighters. A..j you have pointed out.