Mr. Chairman. as I understand the amendment. and I think it is important that the body understand the amendment. it simply carries the right of class actions which exists under present law and continues it. The bill seeks to diminish that right in these asylum cases. I think there should be a pretty compelling reason before we want to diminish the rights in these cases. and I also do not understand why the efficiency of the whole system is not protected by allowing on significant violations over a broad category of individuals of our immigration statutes a chance to initiate a challenge to that on a group basis through a class action suit rather than encouraging the individual casebycase exhaustion of administrative remedies which will in the end result in the same litigation. great deal more expense. and I suggest that the amendment of the gentleman from New York is a good one.
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