It was a step in the right direction. Earlier this year. however. the Congress went beyond the McGovern waiver process. It made permanent section 901 of the immigration laws enacted in 1987 which states: Notwithstanding any other provision of law. no alien may be denied a visa or excluded from admission into the United States. subject to restrictions or conditions on entry into the United States. or subject to deportation because of any past. current. or expected beliefs. statements. or associations which. if engaged in by a United States citizen in the United States. would be protected under the Constitution of the United States. It is obvious that. unlike the McGovem amendment. this is not a waiver provision. It is a substantive prohibition on taking ideology into account in making visa decisions. The McGovern amendment provided for a 30day review. a recommendation by the Secretary of State and the approval of the Attorney General. Section 901 isand obviously was meant to becompletely different.
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