First. it broadens it beyond the boundaries of physical persecution but it narrows the word "persecution" by limiting the scope of its interpretation to three specifics. namely. persecution on account of race. persecution on account of religion. or persecution on account of political opinion. There can be no mistake about the meaning of that language. Indeed. as will be seen from page 26 of the bill. this same language is used in the definition of "refugee." In other words. an alien who seeks to enter this country as a refugee must prove that he is a victim of persecution on account of one of three things. race. religion. or political opinion. My amendment simply requires that the alien who is about to be deported from this country must bear the same burden of proof if he is to be spared the penalty of deportation and retained in this country. In all truth. I believe that this result is what the draftsmen of this subsection Intended to achieve when they proposed the deletion of the word "physical."
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