Initial reading of the documents and other commentary from the executive branch seems to confirm that the denial of asylum to Mr. Kudirka resulted from official lethargy and the unfortunate lack of sensitivity to humanitarian questions within our bureaucracyall of which is surely against our best traditions and capabilities and interests. As chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees. I am sure I express the feeling of all Members of the Senate and of our fellow citizens and organizations in the private sectorincluding hundreds of thousands of former refugees. Lithuanian and other nationality groups. the American Council of Voluntary Agencies. the U.S. Committee for Refugees. and other organizationsin expressing the firm hope that this country will not again compromise its long history of granting asylum to those who so desperately seek refuge on our shores.
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