Mr. Speaker. that only this week. the Bush administration has already acted against the better wisdom of U.N. officials. the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees. by deporting Haitian refugees. fleeing uncertainty. violence. and death. back to Haiti. This action is a travesty. The Haitians who fled their country. like other refugees. have been looking to the United States as a beacon of hope and freedom. How can we ignore their plight? I urge my colleagues to support the initiatives of our colleague. Representative CHARLES RANGEL. to grant the Haitian refugees temporary protected status until there is a resolution of the crisis in Haiti. Our colleague. the gentleman from New York mentioned how many refugees were received and accepted from other countries in the past couple of decades. Not only were they welcomed to the United States. they were airlifted to the United States in many cases. How can we turn these refugees back to Haiti?
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