Mr. President. I have the utmost respect for Senator SIMPSON and his work on immigration. I do not often disagree with him. but on one issue I do. Section 197 of this bill repeals the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act. The Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966 was enacted to facilitate the granting of legal permanent resident status to Cubans fleeing their homeland. The Cuban Adjustment Act. at its core. Is about standing on the side of oppressed peopleour neighborswho are fleeing Castros dictatorship. The United States has consistently stood with the Cuban people. That Is why I rise in opposition to the proposed elimination of the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act before a democratic transition takes place in Cuba. First of all. conditions in Cuba have not changed since the implementation of the act. In 1996. as in 1966.
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