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Ronald Reagan: “An additional 5,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available for the adjustment to permanent resident status…”

On the recordOctober 4, 1987
An additional 5,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available for the adjustment to permanent resident status under Section 209(b) of the Act of aliens who have been granted asylum in the United States under Section 208 of the Act, as this is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Memorandum on Determination of FY 1988 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorization of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to...

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