Bên dưới đây là sắc lệnh của tổng thống Hoa Kỳ George W. Bush ký về vấn đề thâu nhận người tị nạn cho tài khoá 2004.Trong sắc lệnh này, tổng thống Bush đã hoàn toàn không nhắc nhở gì đến số Người Việt Còn Lại tại Phi Luật Tân.
Như vậy, Hoa Kỳ không có chương trình thâu nhận Người Việt Còn Lại tại Phi Luật Tân như một số tin đồn mới đây. Tuy nhiên, chính phủ Hoa Kỳ cũng có thể thay đổi chính sách về vấn đề này !!!
Trong sắc lệnh có nhắc tới 2,000 tại các nước Trung Đông và Nam Á Châu, 6,500 người Đông Á châu (chứ không phải Đông Nam Á). Và cũng có nói tới "những người cư ngụ ở nước Việt Nam.
Chúng tôi đăng nguyên văn sắc lệnh bằng Anh Ngữ để rộng đường dư luận:
Memorandum
for the Secretary of State
October 21, 2003
Presidential Determination
No. 2004-06
SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on FY 2004 Refugee Admissions
Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Consistent with
Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), respectively, of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, and Determination Consistent with Section 2(b)(2) of
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended Consistent with
section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") (8 U.S.C.
1157), as amended, and after appro-priate consultations with the
Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the
following actions:
The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during FY
2004 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the
national interest; provided, however, that this number shall be
understood as including persons admitted to the United States during FY
2004 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian
immigrant admissions program, as provided below.
The 70,000 admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of
special humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with the
following regional allocations; provided, however, that the number
allocated to the East Asia region shall include persons admitted to the
United States during FY 2004 with Federal refugee resettlement
assistance under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as contained
in section 101(e) of Public Law 100-202 (Amerasian immigrants and their
family members); provided further that the number allocated to the
former Soviet Union shall include persons admitted who were nationals of
the former Soviet Union, or in the case of persons having no
nationality, who were habitual residents of the former Soviet Union,
prior to September 2, 1991:
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Africa. . . . . . . . . . 25,000
East Asia. . . . . . . . . 6,500
Europe and Central Asia. . 13,000
Latin America/Caribbean. . 3,500
Near East/South Asia. . . 2,000
Unallocated Reserve. . . . 20,000
The 20,000 unallocated refugee numbers shall be allocated to regional
ceilings as needed. Upon providing notification to the Judiciary
Committees of the Congress, you are hereby authorized to use unallocated
numbers in regions where the need for additional numbers arises.
Additionally, upon notification to the Judiciary Committees of the
Congress, you are further authorized to transfer unused admission
numbers allocated to a particular region to one or more other regions,
if there is a need for greater numbers for the region or regions to
which the numbers are being transferred. Consistent with section 2(b)(2)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, I
hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for
admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee
admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of
the United States and designate such persons for this purpose.
An additional 10,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available
during FY 2004 for the adjustment to permanent resident status under
section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b))
of aliens who have been granted asylum in the United States under
section 208 of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as this is justified by
humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) and
after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that,
for FY 2004, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be
considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States
within their countries of nationality or habitual residence:
a. Persons in Vietnam
b. Persons in Cuba
c. Persons in the former Soviet Union
You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the
Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Như vậy, Hoa Kỳ không có chương trình thâu nhận Người Việt Còn Lại tại Phi Luật Tân như một số tin đồn mới đây. Tuy nhiên, chính phủ Hoa Kỳ cũng có thể thay đổi chính sách về vấn đề này !!!
Trong sắc lệnh có nhắc tới 2,000 tại các nước Trung Đông và Nam Á Châu, 6,500 người Đông Á châu (chứ không phải Đông Nam Á). Và cũng có nói tới "những người cư ngụ ở nước Việt Nam.
Chúng tôi đăng nguyên văn sắc lệnh bằng Anh Ngữ để rộng đường dư luận:
Memorandum
for the Secretary of State
October 21, 2003
Presidential Determination
No. 2004-06
SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on FY 2004 Refugee Admissions
Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Consistent with
Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), respectively, of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, and Determination Consistent with Section 2(b)(2) of
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended Consistent with
section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") (8 U.S.C.
1157), as amended, and after appro-priate consultations with the
Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the
following actions:
The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during FY
2004 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the
national interest; provided, however, that this number shall be
understood as including persons admitted to the United States during FY
2004 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian
immigrant admissions program, as provided below.
The 70,000 admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of
special humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with the
following regional allocations; provided, however, that the number
allocated to the East Asia region shall include persons admitted to the
United States during FY 2004 with Federal refugee resettlement
assistance under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as contained
in section 101(e) of Public Law 100-202 (Amerasian immigrants and their
family members); provided further that the number allocated to the
former Soviet Union shall include persons admitted who were nationals of
the former Soviet Union, or in the case of persons having no
nationality, who were habitual residents of the former Soviet Union,
prior to September 2, 1991:
more
(OVER)
2
Africa. . . . . . . . . . 25,000
East Asia. . . . . . . . . 6,500
Europe and Central Asia. . 13,000
Latin America/Caribbean. . 3,500
Near East/South Asia. . . 2,000
Unallocated Reserve. . . . 20,000
The 20,000 unallocated refugee numbers shall be allocated to regional
ceilings as needed. Upon providing notification to the Judiciary
Committees of the Congress, you are hereby authorized to use unallocated
numbers in regions where the need for additional numbers arises.
Additionally, upon notification to the Judiciary Committees of the
Congress, you are further authorized to transfer unused admission
numbers allocated to a particular region to one or more other regions,
if there is a need for greater numbers for the region or regions to
which the numbers are being transferred. Consistent with section 2(b)(2)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, I
hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for
admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee
admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of
the United States and designate such persons for this purpose.
An additional 10,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available
during FY 2004 for the adjustment to permanent resident status under
section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b))
of aliens who have been granted asylum in the United States under
section 208 of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as this is justified by
humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) and
after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that,
for FY 2004, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be
considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States
within their countries of nationality or habitual residence:
a. Persons in Vietnam
b. Persons in Cuba
c. Persons in the former Soviet Union
You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the
Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH