The U.S. Government has continued to insist that the children be reunited with their parents. despite the letter received from Nghieps father and the boys desire not to return to North Vietnam. Repeated requests to have a visa or a humanitarian parole granted in this rather unique case have been denied. The British Government offered the boys refugee status. so that they could be moved out the camp where they have now spent more than 2 years of their young and impressionable lives. Cutoff from the emotional ties with their natural families. the boys had looked forward to growing up in a loving American family. Last week. the deputy director of the refugee camp notified me that the boys were being sent to Britain on January 28. Although the British would grant the children refugee status. they did not yet have a home for them. They would be placed in a youth hostel. similar to a boys home. I firmly believe that reunification of families is an appropriate policy.
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