Mr. Speaker. there is an acute human tragedy unfolding in the waters off Florida. a tragedy that Congress. with the help of the White House or on its own. must deal with. That is the plight of the Haitian refugees rescued from the perilous sea by the U.S. Coast Guard and currently being held aboard cutters. These are people. Mr. Speaker. who evaluated their situation in Haiti and found their economic condition so bad. the persecution so real. that a perilous voyage across the sea in rickety ships was preferable. Mr. Speaker. efforts were made by the U.S. Government through the OAS to resettle these people in regional countries.
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