We know what is coming and we owe it to the American people to be truthful on what is coming. If we allow Ortega and the Communists to violate the principles that Arias has outlined. if we allow them to survive as a Communist dictatorship without releasing the prisoners. without having them under censorship. without having kicked out the Cubans and the Soviets. then this is going to happen. There is going to be an initial wave of refugees in 1988. about 400.000. I would say to my Democratic friends if they think this Government is going to be able to stop those refugees from getting here by next summer. they do not understand the power and speed of airplanes and the ability to walk north on the North American Continent. So about 400.000 to 500.000 refugees will arrive in 1988. The Nicaraguan Communist dictatorship will strengthen itself. It will consolidate.
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