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Office of the Press Secretary
(Xian, People's Republic of China)
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For Immediate Release June 26, 1998
June 25, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: FY 1999 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:
The authorization of 78,000 refugee admissions during FY 1999, which
would be allocated by specific region as follows: 12,000 for Africa;
9,000 for East Asia (including Amerasians); 3,000 for Latin America and
the Caribbean; 4,000 for the Near East and South Asia; 48,000 for
Europe; and 2,000 for the Unallocated Reserve. The recommended level
of funded admissions is equal to the level assumed in the FY 1999
budget request.
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.
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.