In 1984. he escaped and with his brother. Samly. and their families fled across the Mekong into Thailand. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service authorities in Thailand say that Khamchanh has told them an "inconsistent" story of his military service and imprisonment. Small wonder. Eight years of semistarvation. forced labor and intimidation by the Communists would leave the strongest man in terror of authority. If Khamchanh and his family are not granted entry to the United States it is almost certain that they will be returned by the Thai authorities to Laos. Declining funding for the refugee camps has caused two. Khao I Dhang and Ban Vinai. to be closed. Na Pho faces a similar fate.
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