And. because I cannot ignore the presence of 1.565 unwanted souls who are imprisoned in my district. their status is an issue I choose to address today. When President Carter welcomed the Marlelitos to this country. little did anyone suspect that 125.000 would come. Yet. come they did. embarking on our shores. en masse. Unlike many prior refugees however. the majority of the Marielltos were of a lower economic classand many of them were black. Expecting to find liberty. many were instead placed in detention centers around the country. Although all were eventually paroled. some 300 remained imprisoned in Atlanta and have been since their arrival.
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The majority of the Marielitos were of a lower economic class and many of them were black.