Mr. Chairman. I take a back seat to no one in this institution in terms of my concern about decent treatment for refugees. I think all who know me know that. But the fact is that section 2104 of this bill. in the original bill. sets aside $30 million specifically for the purpose of admitting for resettlement in the United States thousands of Southeast Asian refugees who do not qualify for legitimate refugee status. It also creates artificial incentives for those people to come to the United States rather than return to their homeland. because it in effect cuts off any aid to Southeast Asians who want to return to their homeland and need tiny amounts of help to do so. In my view. that is wrongheaded.
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