Mr. Speaker. before I get into that. I want to ask the gentleman a question about what he just said. because it seems to me that our national interest. number one. is to make sure we do not have a flood of immigrants. and some of them being illegal or even political refugees. because they may be fleeing the tyranny of the army or the people that are in power now in Haiti. So there are two reasons: first for economic interests. because they cannot eat. do not have a job. have to take care of their family. and second. fleeing political persecution. probably risking their lives. It seems to me that this embargo. as the gentleman has pointed out. costs us all these jobs. but it also puts those that are in power. the people that are killing people in Haiti. puts them into a better position. more powerful. because if they control the economy and they control the money and they control the goods that are in the country. the embargo makes is even more onerous 36bout putting into power the very people you are trying to take out of power.
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