I am gratified to see that we are heeding the calls of the students and am pleased to support this compromise amendment. As many of my colleagues are aware. the students are in a precarious position. Students who are in the United States under what are called "J" visas face having to return to China during a period of unrest and repression. for a period of 2 years. The need for a solution is thus clear. There is little doubt that many. if not most. of these students and scholars would be persecuted if they returned home. Since the massacre in Tiananmen Square. I have received communications from literally thousands of students detailing their fears and frustrations. This measure will address their fears in a fair and effective manner without trampling the delicate balance achieved by our immigration laws. I am pleased to have taken part in finding a measured remedy for a most difficult situation. I urge my colleagues to join us in adopting this amendment.
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