Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman from New York. as well as Chairman LANTOS. for his leadership on this issue. Fort Wayne. Indiana. my hometown. is estimated to have 2.000 or 3.000 people from Burma. the greatest number of refugees from Burma in the United States. Many are coming in directly. Many are coming through Washington and Los Angeles and heading to Indiana because of our job situation. It is important to note because as Americans become more internationally aware. just like in Iraq there are different groups. and in Afghanistan there are different groups. it is important to say "people of Burma" because the Mon and other subgroups were persecuted by the Burmese inside Burma.
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