At their hearing on May 15. the subcommittee heard testimony from a member of the Russian Mafia. who testified anonymously. behind the screen. for his own protection. He Is in the clink now. During meetings with Investigations Subcommittee staff members. that individual. a member of a Russian crime ring in the United States. said the Lautenberg refugee program was used all the time by Russian Mafia members to enter our Nation. If we dont pay attention to our own Senate investigations. Mr. President. just who are we going to listen to? The time has come to let this program end. We must not continue to let domestic. selfish interests corrupt our refugee program. to the detriment of real refugees. We will never have more refugees maybe than we will this year. We dont have the numbers to produce. and we presume then that we will give them to a country we are giving $640 million to tonight. and jeopardize the safety of our own citizens. Let me share the recommendations of the State Department inspector generals report: We recommend ... that Congress allow the Lautenberg amendment to expire in 1996.
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