House Proceeding 10-22-09 on Oct 22nd, 2009 :: 1:30:55 to 1:33:40
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James L. Oberstar: house report 111-311. for what purpose does the >> i have an amendment the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in house report 111-311 offered by mr. oberstar of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 853rks the gentleman

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Speech By: James L. Oberstar

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James L. Oberstar: from minnesota and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. oberstar: mr. chairman, the amendment of the very distinguished gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, who has a large

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James L. Oberstar: constituency of persons of haitian origin in his district, requires that coast guard submit a report within 180 days after enactment to examine the coast guard's short and long-term ability to respond to a possible mass migration resulting from changes in u.s.-haitian immigration policy.

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James L. Oberstar: there was an increase in a number of haitians attempting to enter the u.s. in the first quarter of this fiscal year and every year thousands try to make unauthorized entries by water into the united states. in 1992 president george h.w.

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James L. Oberstar: bush issued executive order 12807 and directed the coast guard to prevent undocumented migrants from entering the u.s. by stopping them at sea and sending them back to their country of origin. that's one standard for haitians and a different standard for cubans. mr. chairman, i lived 3 1/2 years in haiti.

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James L. Oberstar: i have a great number ofriends and students whom i taught english during that year. just recently i visited haiti for the 50th anniversary of the officers of the haitian military academy who were my english students. conditions in haiti are retched.

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James L. Oberstar: nine million people and they only have 10,000 square miles. that's a land about the size of 1/3 with three times the population of the entire state of minnesota. these people who are trying to leave haiti for an opportunity in america are being exploited

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James L. Oberstar: by unsavory ship captains who charge them $5,000 to get onboard a vessel that can accommodate 100 people and they'll put 200 people on the ship and throw some of them overboard before they get to u.s. waters if they think that the overpopulation of the bo is endangering its passageway. this is awful.