Mr. President. a point that I cannot stress too much in these deportation cases is the fact that individuals such as Hamish MacKay. under existing law. are being subjected to the loss of a very precious privilegethat of residence in the United States--without trials by juries of their peers. In these cases the basic facts are determined by a special inquiry officer. I am strongly of the opinion that. when such a privilege is at stake and the possibility of banishment to foreign soil is involved. the basic facts should be determined by American jurors. There can be no substitute for the decision of jurors who. by the very nature of their citizenship rights. understand the importance not only of national security but of the humanitarian interests involved.
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