[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E971]
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      ADMINISTRATION RENEGES ON COMMITMENT TO PREVENT CUBAN INFLUX

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                             HON. BOB STUMP

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 1995
  Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, the Attorney General again intends to use her 
parole powers to sidestep immigration law. In a rather abrupt and 
unwise change of policy, the Clinton Administration announced that 
thousands of Cuban refugees held at Guantanamo Bay will be brought to 
the United States.
  The Attorney General defends this latest action as ``another 
important step toward regularizing migration procedures with Cuba.'' I 
am convinced that it will have the opposite effect. In fact, this is 
just another in a long line of imprudent immigration decisions made by 
the Administration. Undoubtedly, it will have a devastating economic 
impact and send a clear message that the United States has no interest 
in controlling its borders.
  Mr. Speaker, we simply cannot continue to allow the Attorney General 
to use her parole authority to exploit immigration laws and expand the 
definition of who is eligible to immigrate to the United States. 
Consequently, I am compelled to once again introduce the Emergency 
Immigration Parole Correction Act. The bill would amend the Attorney 
General's parole authority to prohibit her from carrying out this 
blatant circumvention of our immigration policies. I strongly urge my 
colleagues to put the interests of American citizens first and join me 
in stopping further deterioration of our immigration policies.


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