Mr. President. some months ago there were a number of allegations about largescale visa fraud in several of our consulates overseas. especially in Latin America. Several articles appeared in the press on this issue and many expressions of concern were sent to the Judiciary Committee. As chairman of the committee responsible for legislation governing the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. I asked Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. the Honorable Barbara Watson. to review for me the steps the Department of State has taken to guard against fraud in the issuance of visas. Her report finds that there has been no general. or alarming pattern of visa fraud. But a number of specific instances of malfeasance have been found and corrected. She also outlines certain actions the Department has taken in recent months to protect the integrity of the visa issuing process. For the information of the Senate I ask that the Department of State report on its investigations of visa fraud bp printed in the RECORD. The report follows:
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