Mr. President. the General Accounting Office has given me a preliminary report on a study I requested on April 4. 1985. examining the asylum practices and procedures at the Immigration and Naturalization Service and at the State Department. The object of the study was to try to determine whether applicants for asylum were being fairly treated. regardless of their country or origin. with a particular focus on Central American refugees. The preliminary report appears to back up my concerns about politicization of the asylum process and at least the appearance of a bias against refugees from Central America. The GAO reviewed files of applicants from El Salvador. Nicaragua.
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