Mr. Chairman. I regret exceedingly that one of our distinguished colleagues would take away the $50 million which has heretofore been budgeted and has been authorized in 1985 to aid the States who have primarily borne the burden of the numerous refugees who have come into our country in the last few years. In the State of Florida. probably 500.000 refugees have come in since the Kennedy airlift back in the early Kennedy administration. Probably 200.000 refugees have come in since the Mariel transfer in 1980. Those people have imposed a very severe burden upon our State. our counties. and our other public authorities. For example. in the Dade County Hospital. where people without means or little means can get the medical care they need. the number of births has risen from 7.000 a year to 12.000 a year. The corridors of this hospital have been crowded with mothers of children of these refugees that are being born in that county hospital. We have had similar things. For example.
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