Chinese who are drug traffickers. terrorists. security risks. or foreign policy risks are not covered. Beginning on July 1. 1993. eligible Chinese have 1 year to apply for adjustment of status. Each year. 1.000 Chinese who adjust under this program are counted against Chinas overall immigrant quota. This adjustment program is premised on the continued threat to the safety and security of Chinese students who return to their homeland. As a result. the bill provides that the President can cancel the program by certifying that it is safe for the Chinese nationals to return to China. I commend the gentleman from Kentucky . the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Law. Immigration. and Refugees. for his work in bringing this legislation to the floor. I would also like to commend the gentlewoman from California . the distinguished Member of this body from San Francisco. who has done outstanding work on this issue and dedicated a great deal cf time and effort to help these Chinese students. Mr.
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