Exercising a prerogative provided by law, President Carter endorsed a “Cuban boat lift” which flooded Florida with thousands of refugees — many of whom were already identified in Cuba as “undesirables.” The seldomly disputed result of this decision has been a significant undermining of health and economic conditions as well as jeopardizing the personal safety of many residents of south Florida.

Do you agree with a law that allows the President to make such a decision without the approval of Congress? Should the United States be open to all without restriction or limitation? Who should take financial responsibility for refugees? Should everyone in the country have the same rights of “due process under the law” as any citizen enjoys?