At least 32 people have been executed since the crackdown. according to official sources. And Chinese in this country. by exercising American freedoms to protest the massacre in Tiananmen Square. have endangered their own lives. The United States has a duty to shelter these Chinese beyond next Juneuntil the political situation in their homeland improves. H.R. 2712. as amended. will provide shortterm aid and ensure that no Chinese national is caught short by a visa expiration between now and next fall. when Congress takes up the question again. It is our last chance to send the President legislation before recess. For now. half a loaf is better than none.