Mr. Speaker. the trade embargo against Vietnam has been lifted by President Clinton. but one of the remaining unsolved issues of the Vietnam war Is the current plight of Hmong refugees who remain in camps In Thailand. The Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand Is. in part. the result of the Thai Ministry of the Interiors (MOIJ policy of forcibly repatriating Hmong back to the Communist government In Laos. By the end of this year MOI plans to close the Hmong refugee camp at Ban Napho and to send all Hmong In Thailand back to Laosby mandatoryforcedrepatriation. Mr. Speaker. this misguided policy of mandatory and forced repatriation is In part being financed by the U.S. taxpayer and is a slap in the face to the Hmongand to Americas Vietnam veterans who fought with them.
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