Speech #1000016963

I would like to briefly address the presence of Iranian students in the United States. I am concerned about the possibility of Iranian students. posing as students when in fact they might be terrorists or subversives. gaining entrance into the United States. As you may recall. when the Iranians confiscated the American Embassy back in 1979. a group took over the visa processing machine. While the Department of State acted quickly to cancel all current visas and reissue new ones with a different format. the potential for danger is always present. On March 2. 1987. I discussed on the Senate floor the recent student demonstrations in Mexico.