And I say this with all respect. All of the arguments that we have heard them advance are prompted very simply by one reality. They were threatened by Castro in the summer of 1994 with an immigration crisis. Castro felt that President Clinton would respond to the blackmail by sitting down at the negotiation table. and he was correct. Then when he saw that the party that I am honored to belong to won the elections in 1994. and he saw that we filed this legislation. and he saw that the possibility existed. despite the feeling of outrage expressed by our colleague. the gentleman from New York . that it will never become law. when the tyrant of Cuba sees that he has to fire his intersection chief and that this very well may become law. he again threatened the Clinton administration. He said. you must veto this. or that immigration agreement that we sat down and negotiated. where I promised to become in effect a collaborator. Castro said of the United States. in holding back refugees because of the antiimmigrant feeling now in the United States. Oh. Castro said to Clinton. now again. if you do not stop this bill. I will abrogate the agreement and unleash. once again. immigration blackmail. A little history. Mr.
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