President. I appreciate that many Senators who have written in favor of this legislation by petition or through individual letters to the majority leader have indicated strong support for all of these provisions. But obviously there are Senatorsand we shall have a debate this afternoon on the specific question of refugees and asylees and food stamps for these persons as legal immigrants. Let me dwell for just a moment on the particulars of that issue. Refugees are immigrants whom the State Department has permitted to enter the United States for the purpose of escaping persecution in their home country based upon their political or religious beliefs. I want to underline that. Mr.
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