Mr. President. this amendment is offered on behalf of myself. the distinguished Presiding Officer. the distinguished senior Senator from Oregon . and the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts . I offer this amendment to the provisions in the bill that I believe gut our asylum law. This is not just my opinion but is the opinion of at editorial boards from newspapers that normally do not agree with each other. Let me first refer to the editorial in The Washington Times yesterday. It says: In their rush to pass an antiterrorism bill. lawmakers perhaps unwillingly and unnecessarily restricted the present rights of persons seeking asylum in this country to escape political or religious persecution in their own countries. Such persons used to get a hearing before an Immigration judge. Now they can be sent home without a hearing or judicial review. Lawmakers should restore procedural protections for asylumseekers.
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