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11 Refugee Reports 1 (1990)

handle is hein.immigration/refgrpt0011 and id is 1 raw text is: Repor A News Service of the U.S. Committee for Refugees 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 920 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3507 Volume XI, Number 1 January 31, 1990 ADMINISTRATION ISSUES FY 91 BUDGET REQUEST, FY 90 SHORTFALLS STILL UNRESOLVED On January 29, President George Bush revealed his $1.2 trillion budget request for FY 91, which includes $844.5 million for refugee admissions, resettlement, and overseas assistance. The budget is based on projected refugee admissions next year of 110,000. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the Department of Health and Human Services has requested $368,822,000 for FY 91, the same amount that was appropriated for FY 90. The State Department's Bureau for Refugee Programs (BRP) is seeking $450,648,000 for migration and refugee assistance, an increase of nearly $61 million over this year's budget. BRP has also requested $25 million for the emergency refugee and migration assistance (ERMA) fund, which currently holds $50 million. But before attention can turn to next year, many involved in U.S. refugee programs are saying that something must be done about a shortfall estimated at more than $100 million in the FY 90 refugee budget. Those estimates include a $70 million shortfall in refugee processing and admissions, and a 50 million shortfall in overseas assistance. Some state service providers, moreover, suggest that federal funding for resettlement in FY 90 will fall short of needs by about $16 million. The FY 91 refugee budget is not perfect, but it is better than any we have seen in several years, one program veteran told Refugee Reports. But the first priority is taking care of this year's budget needs, on both the domestic and overseas sides. Admissions Shortfall Most Acute in Soviet Program At the annual refugee consultations between Congress and the Administration last September, Deputy Secre- tary of State Lawrence Eagleburger said, We realize there is a funding gap to be closed for refugee admissions. Having based its initial budget request on an estimated 84,000 refugee admissions in FY 90, the Administration ultimately proposed a worldwide ceiling of 125,000, of which 111,000 were to be fully fed- erally funded. The remaining 14,000 admissions slots IN THIS ISSUE: President Bush has requested $884.5 million for refugee programs in FY 91, but refu- gee program people are saying the FY 90 budget shortfalls must be addressed first.....1 0 Update Khmer Rouge send 4,000 Cambo- dian refugees into war zone; Pirates strike again in the South China Sea; Texas border apprehensions go up while detentions go down .......... 6 * Recent Developments No consensus on forced return of Vietnamese ........ 7 Malaysian pushbacks total more than 3,000 ............ 10 Immigration law leads to job discrimination in California and Massachusetts .......... 11 * Resources Videos on cultural adjustment and Dallas police outreach program .................... 12 0 Feature 1989 Chronology of U.S. Refu- gee Policy and Programs .... 14 • Statistics Perceptions of risk in hiring under IRCA .......... 16

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