Second. Mr. President. our inaction will encourage even greater flows of refugees from Haiti. We have already experienced thousands of Haitians attempting to leave that beleaguered island. That flood is likely to increase. Third. the past efforts by the administration to slow the flow of refugees has led to the United States having to place itself in a position of violation of its own principles--which recognize the right of an individual fleeing a foreign country to be able to present their case of political persecutionand we are operating in violation of international law. Fourth. militaries around the hemisphere are carefully watching what is happening in Haiti. If we allow this coup to stand. we will send the wrong signal to the hemisphere that we are not serious about protection of democratic governments.
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