Madam Speaker. as Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. the Helsinki Commission. I rise today to recognize the generosity of the people of S6dertalje. Sweden. who have opened their doors to more than 5.000 Iraqi refugees. This small city has a population of 83.000 and has accepted more Iraqi refugees than the United States and Canada combined. On April 10. the Mayor of Sodertalje. Mr. Anders Lago. testified at a Helsinki Commission hearing entitled. "OSCE Partner States and Neighbors Overwhelmed by Iraqi Refugees: Bandaid Solutions to Implosion in the Middle East?" In his testimony. Mayor Lago noted. "The millions of refugees in the world must be a concern for us all. not just for those areas bordering on the breeding grounds of war. or for a small number of countries and cities such as Sodertilje." In addition. he said. "Despite the fact that we need immigrants. Sodertalje has become a town that must now saySTOP. STOP.
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