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On the recordSeptember 29, 1999
The admission of up to 90,000 refugees to the United States during FY 2000 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Fiscal Year 2000 Refugee Admissions

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