Just the other day it was announced that a Polish court had placed this young man. and his 11 brave comrades. under the sentence of death in absentia. We should welcome him as a resident of the United States rather than deport him. He should be honored rather than detained on Ellis Island. However. our present immigration laws do not recognize such heroism. They make no special provision for refugees and escapees from Soviet tyranny and so a private bill is necessary. I wish it were otherwise. Eight of these eleven men who followed Baranczak in his daredevil feat have already been given permanent asylum in our neighboring country of Canada.
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