Speech #1020229083

President. Mr. President. according to the Justice Department: This inequity arises because section 101(a)(15)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act forbids classifying nonimmigrants who work on fishing vessels based in the United States as "D" crewmen. This group of nonimmigrants does not fall under any other category specified in the act * * * according to statute and the policy of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. these crewmen are detained on board their vessels. Please note. Mr. President. that under our law if you are an undocumented alien docked in an American port as a crewmember of a foreignflagged fishing vessel. you are treated substantially different. than if you are an undocumented alien under the same circumstances except that you are a crewman of an Americanflagged fishing vessel. Such law and policy. Mr.