Government should not be in the position of "aiding and abetting" the Chinese Government in its attempt to force the Chinese people to undergo mandatory sterilization. Indeed. while the 95 Senators who went on record in support of this amendment include partisans on both sides of the abortion issue. they are all champions of human rights. The Armstrong language does nothing to change the number of slots allocated to refugees coming into the U.S. each year. The total number of refugees allowed Into the United States is annually set by separate actions of the President in consultation with the Congress. The language puts Chinese couples fearing Chinas coercive population control policies on equal footing for U.S. refugee asylum with those suffering from religious or political persecution. There are safeguards that solve the question of immigration control. A cap of 1.000 asylees per year was added during discussion on the Senate floor. Those seeking political asylum must be In the United States before they can request it.
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