We cannot. singlehandedly. direct the internal affairs of every country in this hemisphere. And Mr. President. if we are truly fearful of a tide of immigrants from the South. as some have stated in the last few days. then we must honestly look at the factsat reality. It is the truthin part a sad truththat people of this hemisphere will continue their migration to the North so long as the economic disparity remains so great. It is inevitable that people should be drawn to our success and to the opportunities proceeding from that success just as our own forebears were. The answers to this problem lie not in military intervention or in policies which polarize societies. Those strategies only create the conditions for more economic and political refugees. The answers must come from policies designed to narrow the differences and create hope and incentive in the nations South of us. In conclusion. my colleagues.
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