World Learning. and the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center have all make issued statements opposing major elements of this section. Many other groups have raised similar concerns with us orally. These NGOs with many years of direct experience working with Indochinese asylum seekers. have convinced me that the bill as written holds the following dangers. This provision could prompt a new exodus of Indochinese seeking entry into the United States. putting them at risk on the high seas and swelling the refugee camp populations. My colleagues. you should be aware that last year. as reported in the New York Times. more than a thousand Vietnamese took to the sea when a false rumor was spread that Japan was offering employment opportunities. The bills message of hope for resettlement in the United States would likely have a similar effect on large numbers of Vietnamese.
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