There was the case of Mr. Lee who fled China after officials forced his wife to have an abortion and was arrested in San Francisco on a forged passport. He was granted political asylum by an immigration official. but as reported in the New York Times: The immigration officials fear setting precedent with unmanageable consequences. and they are now appealing the decisions. Interestingly. the Board of Immigration Appeals asserts that they are not bound by the guidelines issued by the Department of Justice. Now. the ArmstrongDeConciniCoats - McClure - Humphrey - Helms amendment simply codifies. and to a modest extent expands the existing Department of Justice policy by requiring the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to promulgate regulations and guidelines that would require asylum and refugee adjudicators to give the fullest possible consideration to applica. tions from nationals of the Peoples Republic of China who express a fear of persecution upon return to that country. because they refuse to abort a pregnancy or resist sterilization in violation of Chinese Communist Party directives. Mr. President. the amendment speaks for itself. It is appalling to me that INS continues to fight asylum requests. even in very extreme circumstances. notwithstanding the guidelines promulgated by the Department of Justice. Under the circumstances. it seems to me that we have no choice but to adopt an amendment along the lines that I have suggested. on which I am joined by my colleagues who I have mentioned. That is the issue.
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