[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
[June 25, 1998]
[Page 1061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on Refugee Admissions Consultations
June 25, 1998

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: FY 1999 Refugee Admissions Consultations

    In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (INA), you are authorized to consult with the appropriate committees 
of the Congress concerning refugee admissions as follows:
    1. The authorization of 78,000 refugee admissions during FY 1999, 
which would be allocated by specific region as follows: 12,000 for 
Africa; 9,000 for East Asia (including Amerasians); 3,000 for Latin 
America and the Caribbean; 4,000 for the Near East and South Asia; 
48,000 for Europe; and 2,000 for the Unallocated Reserve. The 
recommended level of funded admissions is equal to the level assumed in 
the FY 1999 budget request.
    2. The authorization of an additional 10,000 refugee admission 
numbers to be made available for the adjustment to permanent resident 
status of persons who have been granted asylum in the United States.
    3. The designation, pursuant to section 101(a)(42)(B) of the INA, of 
persons in Cuba, Vietnam, and the former Soviet Union, who if they 
otherwise qualify for admission as refugees, may be considered refugees 
under the INA even though they are still within their country of 
nationality or habitual residence.


                                                      William J. Clinton



Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on June 26.