Session #101 · 1989–91

Speech #1010084595

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. this motion instructs conferees to accept a Senate amendment to H.R. 1487 that simply provides that all adjudicators of asylum or refugee status give the "fullest posible consideration" to applications from nationals of the Peoples Republic of China [PRCI who express a fear of persecution upon return to that country. because they refuse to either abort their unborn child or because they resist mandatory sterilizationin violation of Chinese Communist Party directives. This amendment. offered by Senators ARMSTRONo and DECoNcINI. passed the Senate unanimously 95 to Currently there are about 50 PRC nationals who have sought asylum in the United States pursuant to Justice Department guidelines issued in Mr. Speaker. the amendment establishes a ceiling of 1.000 persons per fiscal year which should allay fears that the number of applicants will exceed our capacity to properly dispose of each case.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
CHRISTOPHER SMITH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
1989-10-04
Speech ID
1010084595
Paragraph
#0
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