Speaker. the issue before this body today is not whether to provide protection for Chinese students but rather how best to accomplish this objective. Both the Congress and the President are committed to extending safeguards to those Chinese nationals who may face danger on return to China. The Presidents veto of H.R. 2712. the Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act. is an expression of his belief that the safeguards Congress favors can be implemented by administrative action. The legality and ultimate effectiveness of such administrative directives. however. remain in doubt. The certainty of statutory remedies. in my view. is preferable to administrative relief clouded by possible legal challenges.
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