But let me refer to the comments made by the distinguished Senator from Texas whose concern I share. I certainly dont want any social welfare program. food stamps or otherwise. to be a beacon for people to come to this country when they wouldnt otherwise. But we are talking about refugees. and a refugee is defined as follows: A person who is fleeing because of persecution. or wellfounded fear of persecution. on account of race. religion. nationality. membership in a particular social group or political opinion. and who is of special humanitarian concern to the United States. I dont think people choose to be a refugee. That is just not the case. People are not fleeing their country to come to the U.S. with a beacon held out there saying "I am coming because of food stamps." And we have a cap on the number of refugees. It will be 75.000 admissions for the fiscal year as of 1999. Who are these people?
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