Mr. President. today I would like to say a few words about the Immigration and Naturalization Services new guidelines for family fairness. with respect to ineligible spouses and children of legalized aliens. On Friday. February 2. Commissioner McNary of the INS announced that steps will be taken to address a great flaw in our immigration policy. This flaw was the threat of family separation for those who were part of the amnesty program of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 CIRCA]. Unfortunately this legislation failed to provide guidelines on how to deal specifically with ineligible family members of those granted amnesty. Broad latitude was given to INS field officers on how to handle cases in which one member of a family qualifies for amnesty. while others do not. This deficiency in our policy resulted in fear and uncertainty for the immigrants who sought help and guidance through the amnesty program. In some instances. families were actually separated. as legal aliens were faced with a choice of living free here in the United States without their families or not being able to live here at all. In 1987.
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