and the know-how of the u.n., to create systems of justice and economic development programs targeting the poor. the burden of absorbing the refugees could be shared with other countries. hello? [laughter] we did that in 1980. but the sneering, bullying treatment of countries in central and south america, as well as canada, would have to stop. these approaches would be cheaper, and more effective than building a useless wall, imposing tariffs, and cruelly mistreating refugees. but they're unlikely to be implanted. in 1980, the u.s. knew that it was wrong to expel refugees by sending them back into danger. today, we are trying to do this and to coerce mexco energy joining with us. today, our country is a of admitting refugees. then, we admitted at least 750,000 indochinese refugees, in addition to 600,000 cuban refugees, and hundreds of thousands of jewish refugees from the soviet union. look at those numbers, 750,000 indochinese refugees, 600,000 cuban refugees, and hundreds of thousands of soviet jewish refugees. there was barely an outcry. what has caused the difference in the respon