[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book II)]
[July 6, 2000]
[Page 1392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on FY 2001 Refugee Admissions Consultations
July 6, 2000

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: FY 2001 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 80,000 refugee admissions, 76,000 of which 
        are funded, during FY 2001, which would be allocated by specific 
        region as follows: 20,000 for Africa; 6,000 for East Asia 
        (including Amerasians); 3,000 for Latin America and the 
        Caribbean; 10,000 for the Near East and South Asia; 37,000 for 
        Europe (including 20,000 for the former Yugoslavia and 17,000 
        for the former Soviet Union); and 4,000 for the unallocated 
        reserve. The recommended level of funded admissions is equal to 
        the level assumed in the FY 2001 budget request (76,000).
    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

cc: The Attorney General

The Secretary of Health and Human Services

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on July 7.