Speech #960158437

I woke up this morning full of hope that maybe this would be the day the Iranians would see the light and release our hostages. The sun is bright and thank God for a beautiful day. Then I pick up the Washington Post. on page A6. you find. "Immigration Rescinds 69 Requests for Data From Colleges." Apparently the Immigration and Naturalization Service moved properly. wrote to these colleges and said. "Give us-" Well. they asked for this: "Students course load. attendance. whether the tuition was paid and the student was in good standing..and the students current home address." having to do with Iranian students. Well. whats wrong with that? Apparently some ACLUtype lawyer. scared the fainthearted Commissioner or Acting Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service. saying "Oh. you cant do that." so they had another fellow in there. a fellow by the name of Kellogg Whittick. a very responsible career INS employee take the rap and say that well. he had misinterpreted their instructions. He had followed the original instructions explicitly. It seems to me we have hoisted ourselves on our own petard. that we have passed laws in this country where we cannot protect ourselves: It seems to me that the ACLUtype are totally preoccupied with the rights of the "bad guys" and not concerned with the public interest of the overwhelming majority of Americans.