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Bill Clinton: The admission of up to 78,000 refugees to the United States during FY 1999 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1998
The admission of up to 78,000 refugees to the United States during FY 1999 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 Refugee Admissions

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