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Ford Signs Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act

President Ford signed the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, authorizing emergency funds and programs to aid and resettle refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Ford Signs Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act

The law provided federal funding and legal authority to admit, care for, and resettle tens of thousands of Indochinese refugees, shaping U.S. refugee policy in the aftermath of the fall of South Vietnam.

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