It is supported by a wide range of nationwide organizations. including the Americans for Tax Reform. U.S. Catholic Conference. the Church World Service. the American Baptist Churches. the Mennonite Central Committee. the Council of Jewish Federations. the Lutheran Immigration Refugee Service. the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society. the Presbyterian Church (USA) and many. many more. As Jack Kemp wrote to Congress earlier this year "This issue presents a chance to do the right thing by rectifying an omission in last years bill. and to uphold our nations tradition of accepting refugees." We should do all we can to end the current flagrant discrimination under the immigration laws. Haitian refugees deserve protection toothe same protection we gave to Nicaraguans and Cubans last year. We need to pay more than lipservice to the fundamental principle of equal protection of the laws.* HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESThursday. November 12. 1998
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