This amendment maintains the fragile status quo. a situation that much concerns the HmongAmericans in Minnesota. Certainly. reports of serious human rights violations need to be fully resolved and rectified. Often the choice of Hmong within a refugee camp is being questioned as to whether such a person made a voluntary choice to return to Laos. That must be resolved. There can be no misunderstanding that when a refugee returns to his or her homeland that there basic rights and personal safety are secure. That funding and assistance provided for reintegration is necessary should be obvious. The certification process in this measure is viewed by my HmongAmerican constituents as the last hope to rectify this situation that affects their family members. The hearings held in Congress and the letters written too often have left more questions than answers. therefore I oppose stripping the language from the bill. and am in support of the rewritten Smith amendment and the Hmong refugees.
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