The executive actions since November 30. 1989. present a very different picture than when the Congress acted before the Thanksgiving break. On November 30. the President reemphasized his personal commitment to the humanitarian principles underlying H.R. 2712 at issue today. He indicated he would take administrative action that would offer all the protections embodies in the legislation. and the President directed the Attorney General "to take the steps necessary to extend administratively to all Chinese students in the United States the same benefits that H.R. 2712 would have extended." By letter of December 1. 1989. to Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner McNary. Attorney General Thornburgh directed the INS to undertake a series of actions. and by letter of January 16. 1990. reported to the President the actions taken to afford "relief equivalent to. or greater than. the relief that would have been provided by H.R. 2712." These steps include: First. Providing Chinese aliens. present in the United States as of December 1. 1989. an irrevocable waiver of the 2year foreign residency requirement that may be exercised until Second.
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