It suspends the return of Haitians for 6 months to allow for a political solution to be forged. Following that period. they may be returned. It applies only to those Haitians still in Guantanamo who were in United States custody on February 5. 1992now less than 3.000 persons. It sets aside 2.000 refugee slots for Haitians. but it does not increase--at allthe overall number of refugees that this country will accept. There is one more thing that this bill does not do. It does not set any type of precedent for establishing the United States as an economic refuge for troubled regions of the world.
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