I believe that a rigid listing of eligible aliens may serve to preclude legal aid for many who should be entitled to it. I will enumerate those shortly. Because of the many gray areas in our immigration laws. there will be difficulty in attempting to enumerate eligible classes of aliens. Only "color of law" language is broad enough to insure coverage to all documented aliens. The Immigration and Nationality Act provides a great deal of discretion to the Attorney General and to the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If they ever exercise that discretion to withhold or indefinitely stay deportation of an alien. I believe that such an alien is entitled to legal assistance. notwithstanding the fact that he is not a permanent resident alien. Who would my amendment cover?
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