[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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                 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT NEEDS SECOND LOOK

  (Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, yesterday at this time, from this well, I 
indicated that the United States was facing an immigration emergency, 
and I reached that conclusion from reading the papers as well as from 
having a briefing by administration officials.
  I also said yesterday, Mr. Speaker, that we were not able to really 
handle this emergency because of two situations: One is the 1966 Cuban 
Adjustment Act, which says that any people coming from Cuba who are 
landed in the United States are automatically on the way to 
citizenship. No questions asked, basically, unlike our stance toward 
any other country in the world.
  I also said that under the 1966 act there is nothing that requires 
the United States, having rescued Cubans from the sea, to necessarily 
land them in the United States.
  I understand that this afternoon the President will announce that 
Cubans being rescued will no longer be taken to the United States, but 
perhaps at Guantanamo Bay or some other place. That is OK. That takes 
care of one problem. The other problem, the 1966 act still is on the 
books.
  So I hope, Mr. Speaker, that part of our re-look at this situation 
will take a second look at that act. It does hamper our ability to 
respond to these immigration emergencies.

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