THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release July 7, 2000
July 6, 2000
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: FY 2001 Refugee Admissions Consultations
In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), you are authorized to consult with the appropriate committees of the
Congress concerning refugee admissions as follows:
1. The authorization of 80,000 refugee admissions, 76,000 of which
are funded, during FY 2001, which would be allocated by specific
region as follows: 20,000 for Africa; 6,000 for East Asia (including
Amerasians); 3,000 for Latin America and the Caribbean; 10,000 for the
Near East and South Asia; 37,000 for Europe (including 20,000 for the
former Yugoslavia and 17,000 for the former Soviet Union); and 4,000
for the unallocated reserve. The recommended level of funded
admissions is equal to the level assumed in the FY 2001 budget request
(76,000).
2. The authorization of an additional 10,000 refugee admission
numbers to be made available for the adjustment to permanent resident
status of persons who have been granted asylum in the United States.
3. The designation, pursuant to section 101(a)(42)(B) of the INA, of
persons in Cuba, Vietnam, and the former Soviet Union, who, if they
otherwise qualify for admission as refugees, may be considered
refugees under the INA even though they are still within their country
of nationality or habitual residence.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
cc: The Attorney General
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
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