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Jimmy Carter: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the…

On the recordApril 14, 1980
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Refugee Act of 1980, it is hereby ordered as follows.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 12208—Consultations on the Admission of Refugees

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