Senator HUMPHREY emphasized that the existence of these "unanswered" questions reinforced the need for a special panel on asylum. I would wish to respond to the "unanswered" questions. and demonstrate that there are indeed specific answers for each and every one. Most of the following answers to the questions were extracted from the two hearings that the Immigration Subcommittee has already held on the Medvid incident: one on November 5. 1985. and the other on February 5. 1986. In addition. the chief counsel of the Immigration Subcommittee recently traveled to New Orleans and interviewed nearly every personwhether private citizen or Government officialwho had had some contact with Mr. Medvid. either during the initial Border Patrol interview of Medvid or the subsequent reinterview process led by the State Department. I am pleased to share this information with any of my colleagues who may be interested. and I would anticipate their suggestions concerning any future witnesses that they might wish to question. Interested Members need only advise me. and I will respond promptly. This is my duty as chairman of the Immigration and Refugee Policy Subcommittee. and I am perfectly willing to carry it out. However. I fail to see what possible need there could be to create an additional "panel" and expend $300.000 or more from the Senate budget in these times of GrammRudmanHollings and general budget austerity.
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