His attitude is clearly revealed in statements he made last November that it was just too expensive and time consuming to take depositions from alien witnesses. but that. of course. is a flat lie. It would be cheaper for the Government to keep these witnesses out of jail than to hold them for months at a time. He claims that effective prosecution is difficult without live witnesses. but the Immigration Service who arrested them readily admitted to my staff that the use of depositions in no way detracts from the success of the prosecution. To give you a flavor of this situation. I make part of the RECORD at this point an article from the November 13. 1983 Dallas Morning News. outlining how this particular group of witnesses was treated. and clearly revealing the callous attitude of the U.S. attorney toward his responsibilities and toward the rights of these witnesses.
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