Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-? To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.01.17 Author/Creator: Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-? Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 5 April 1994 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy
A appeal for support from Ronald Dellums, the House representative for California's ninth district, to Moorhead for H.R. 4114 the Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994. The bill hopes to stop the current policy of the Navy and Coast Guard to turn back any Haitian refugees. The policy is currently to "interdict and summarily repatriate all and any Haitians fleeing their island, whatever their destination, however heart-rending their pleas. No questions asked, we return these refugees to the terror they so desperately try to escape." Dellums is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has unanimously co-sponsored this bill in an effort to halt the policy and isolate Haiti's leaders via a trade, commercial and air embargo. This letter is on Dellums's House of Representative stationery.
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