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Clinton's solicitude for the foundation might seem misguided. Its members are mostly staunch Republicans unlikely to boost the President's meager chances of carrying Florida in 1996, whatever he does. But a foundation- spurred surge against Democrats could cost Florida Governor Lawton Chiles his job in November. Also, generosity toward Cubans seeking to enter the U.S. would put Clinton at odds with a powerful sentiment against illegal immigration that is gaining strength in key states like Texas and California...
Actually, that is just what the state of Florida would like to do. Already reeling from the moral and physical pressure of Haitians desperate to come to its shores, Florida called on Washington to admit that the situation had all the makings of a crisis. Governor Lawton Chiles declared an "immigration state of emergency," allowing him to call out the National Guard to help rescue, shelter and screen refugees. He demanded that Washington help defray the costs of health care, social services and law enforcement for the newcomers, which he estimates will approach $1 billion this year...
...largest Cuban migration since the 1980 Mariel boat lift. With hundreds of refugees arriving in Florida daily, Governor Lawton Chiles called the situation critical and declared a state of emergency. The White House, no longer insisting that the refugee flow was "manageable," abruptly reversed a 28-year-old policy of admitting virtually all Cubans seeking to enter the U.S. and announced that all Cuban refugees will now be detained and processed like other illegal aliens...
...rising tide of Cuban refugees has prompted Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles to declare an "immigration state of emergency," mobilizing the National Guard and state agencies. But Chiles' subsequent plea for federal action and financial assistance got a cool reception in Washington, where Attorney General Janet Reno -- a Floridian herself -- said the Administration was managing the problem "in an orderly way and without disruption." But the federal government may be poised to reverse its 30-year-old Cuban policy: instead of allowing immigrants to stay in the U.S., they may be intercepted or turned back. Short of that, sources tell TIME...
...AIDE TO FLORIDA GOVERNOR LAWTON CHILES, ON WHY CHILES WORE A BULLET-PROOF VEST WHILE TOURING THE SITE IN MIAMI WHERE A GERMAN TOURIST WAS MURDERED