Political Quotes

“indeed, there is great confusion in the land sometimes between political refugees, refugees under the United Nations and United States, and economic refugees. But remember that a political refugee in every other country of the world and all other applicants throughout the world must establish a well-founded fear of political persecution, if you will, on a case-by-case basis. That is all the Senator from Wyoming is saying. Nothing more. Do not read much more into it. This you can call an assertion or a presumption or whatever, but it means that simply by being a member of one of these groups--they have added enough groups to make it more palatable--then you are automatically presumed to be a refugee, even if you have no fear of political persecution. Hear that. You may live in a community in the former Soviet Union where you have no fear. I do not know that. I am sure that would be unique, but I do know this: That we have taken a huge number, and I have helped do it right here on this floor. I want the number--I will get it for the Record--of how many Soviet Jews we have brought to the United States. I have traveled there with my friends to bring them here, and we have brought a huge number. I was right at the forefront of that. I am still there. Now I am saying continue to do it on a case-by-case basis and not enter into this exercise where we give a presumption of refugee status.”