Mr. Speaker. the Attorney General again intends to use her parole powers to sidestep immigration law. In a rather abrupt and unwise change of policy. the Clinton Administration announced that thousands of Cuban refugees held at Guantanamo Bay will be brought to the United States. The Attorney General defends this latest action as "another important step toward regularizing migration procedures with Cuba." I am convinced that it will have the opposite effect. In fact. this is just another in a long line of imprudent immigration decisions made by the Administration. Undoubtedly. it will have a devastating economic impact and send a clear message that the United States has no interest in controlling its borders. Mr. Speaker. we simply cannot continue to allow the Attorney General to use her parole authority to exploit immigration laws and expand the definition of who is eligible to immigrate to the United States. Consequently. I am compelled to once again introduce the Emergency Immigration Parole Correction Act. The bill would amend the Attorney Generals parole authority to prohibit her from carrying out this blatant circumvention of our immigration policies. I strongly urge my colleagues to put the interests of American citizens first and join me in stopping further deterioration of our immigration policies.
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