There Is no change there at all. However. other than that one exception. there is no need for the Cuban Adjustment Act and it should be repealed. No other groupI hope my colleagues can understandnor nationality in the world. even among some of our most brutal adversaries. is able to get a green card merely by coming to the United States legally. or illegally. and remaining here for 1 year. That Is what this is. Millions of persons who have a legal right to immigrate to join family here are waiting In the backlog sometimes for 15 or 20 years. And it would seem to me it would make no sense to allow a Cuban to come here on a raft. stay offshore and tell somebody from the INS who checks the box and says. "We saw you come." and 1 year later walk up and get a green card. That is exactly what is happening under current law. You come here. or to fly in on a tourist visa. to go to see your cousin. or sister. in Orlando. and then simply stay for 1 year and go down and get a green card. having violated our laws to do so. and then are rewarded with a precious green card which takes a number away from somebody else who has been waiting for 10 or 15 years. The Cuban Adjustment Act should be repealed. It has been repealed on this floor three separate times. ladies and gentleman.
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