Mr. Speaker. each year thousands of lesbian and gay visitors are denied entry into the United States because of an exclusionary provision in our immigration laws. This exclusionary policy. which is based on a persons sexual orientation. violates the fundamental human rights that this country was founded on. I am deeply concerned that the United States. which should be a "guardian of basic human and civil rights." is the only country with this abhorrent policy of excluding lesbian and gay foreigners. At recent hearings on the effects of U.S. immigration measures on homosexuals. I found the testimonies of two Dutch citizensRob Pistor and Sylvia Borrento be particularly illuminating. and wish to submit them for the RECORD.
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