It Is exemplary but it is not perfect. There are a few areas in which I believe our compliance can be improved. let me mention one of them. Since 1952 our immigration laws have contained an explicit Ideological test for visitors to this country. At hearings before the House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International LawJune 28. 1984Ms. Jeri Laber of Helsinki Watch testified that these provisons were violations of the principle that people and ideas should be able to freely cross between countries. Helsinki Watch can speak with experience on this issue. it is one of the groups which has been prevented from participating in a public forum in Budapest. I have introduced legislation to bring our immigration laws into conformity with Helsinki principles. This is a minor infraction. to be sure. it cannot compare with the complete departure which has unfortunately characterized the record of the Eastern bloc nations. But it is important that we in the West make every effort to keep our own house in order.
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