I thank Senator KENNEDY. and I thank him also for this leadership on this very important issue. I rise with my colleagues to join in following his leadership and Join others. too. in voting to override President Bushs veto of H.R. 2712. the Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989. This bill was intended to provide sorely needed legal protection to Chinese exchange students and visiting scholars. who would otherwise be forced to return to the Peoples Republic of China when their J1 visas expired. Many of these students courageously voiced their support for the prodemocracy movement that was so brutally silenced in Tiananmen Square last year. They are now known to the Chinese Government. many are being harassed in this country by Chinese agents. and many are certain to be persecuted if they are forced to return home.
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