Speech #980088545

I rise in strong support of H.R. 3705. a private bill for the relief of Prof. Dennis Brutus. a black South African who is now teaching African and English literature at Northwestern University in Illinois. I would first like to congratulate my friend and colleague on the House Immigration Subcommittee. the gentleman from Massachusetts. BARNEY FRANK. for offering this bill and for moving so quickly not only to protect the life of Professor Brutus. but to demonstrate his concern and commitment to the fight against apartheid. Others will point out the work of Professor Brutus against the apartheid system in South Africahow he was jailed by the South African regime. and how he was forced to flee from there to Zimbabwe. then to London and finally to the United States where he has served for several years as a tenured professor.