Letter from Amy Sabrin of Washington, DC, to President Gerald R. Ford Regarding US Aid to Vietnamese Refugees

GENERAL ND18-2/C0165-2 May 20, 1975 Dear Miss Sabrin: On behalf of President Ford, I wish to thank you for your kind message in support of our efforts to aid the South Vietnamese. The United States has had a long tradition of opening its doors to displaced persons. Certainly, the President is understanding of the economic concerns that have been voiced, but he feels that we are a country built by persons from all areas of the world, and we have always been a humanitarian Nation. The President is convinced that the vast majority of Americans share your belief that these people must be given an opportunity to live in freedom, and he is heartened to know of your support. With kindest regards, Sincerely, Ron Nessen Press Secretary to the President + Miss Amy Sabrin 3602 Ordway Street Washington, D.C. 20016 RN:mlg RECEIVED RN-13 1975 7 CENTRAL FILES FORD 4 ISSARY GERALD. 02 May 5, 1975 M9 MAY 7 1975 RN Dear President Ford, I don't often agree with you, but on the Viet Nam Refugee problem, I support you. I have long opposed the war, but I think we have a special obligation to aid these people whose country we dwstroyed. I think it's ironic that the same people who let congress spend billions of dollars on defense equipment to ravage Viet Nam won't support a few billion to help these unfortuante people. No matter how they left Viet Nam whether under official sanction or in desparate flight (do people really expect human beings fearing for their lives to "go through proper channels?) they should be welcomed here. If Americans are exposed to enough different kinds of cultures here at home, then perhaps they will learn to respect the ways of life in ** other (countries and the Viet Nam war won't happen a gain. Sincerely any Sabrin Amy Sabrin 3602 Ordway St. Washington, D.C. 20016 FORD is GERALD LIBRARY