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To: jbe who wrote (78825)	4/24/2000 1:16:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

You may be right about that, and I have conflicts about the whole business. You know me well enough by now to know that I wish everyone who wanted to could be an American, but that is not practical. You object to affording some special privileges. I consider it to be somewhat like a lottery. Most people would think it fair if we could only take in a thousand youngsters a year, but their names were picked at random. I consider it fair that Elian has the good fortune to benefit from his mother's sacrifice, his relatives' prosperity, and the exemptions written into law. As I said, I do not know what the final determination should be, but I consider the privilege question to be a pretty lame basis for deciding against asylum. Besides, we are at liberty to be hostile to Castro, and to be friendly to Cubans, if we wish. There is no rule against partiality in an instance where no one else has a particular claim and where we can help some, but not all.....