Mr. Chairman. I rise in very reluctant opposition to H.R. 3844. the Haitian Refugee Protection Act. I have been to Haiti. Mr. Chairman. I have seen with my own eyes the effects of decades of gross economic mismanagement and political repression. I have seen with my own eyes the hunger. the disease. and the desperate poverty that is the daily lot of most of Haitis people. And I watched with profound dismay when Haitis fragile democracy was crushed by a military machine bent on violence and retribution. I am gravely concerned about the welfare of Haitis poor and of those Haitians who have left behind their homes and families to seek refuge in the United States.