    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [September 17, 2002]
    [Page 1617]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Memorandum on FY 2003 Refugee Admissions Consultations
    September 17, 2002

    Memorandum for the Secretary of State

    Subject: FY 2003 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 70,000 refugee admissions during FY
                2003, to be allocated by specific region as follows:

      Africa......................................................    20,000
      East Asia (including Amerasians)............................     4,000
      Latin America/Caribbean.....................................     2,500
      Near East/South Asia........................................     7,000
      Former Soviet Union.........................................    14,000
      Eastern Europe..............................................     2,500
      Unallocated Reserve.........................................    20,000

            2.   The authorization of an additional 10,000 refugee
                admissions 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.

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary
    on September 19.