The law now provides that an alien is entitled to counsel if he can afford to retain one. In reality. this has created great expense and delay for the Federal government because cases are often continued for lengthy periods while aliens try to find pro bono counsel or counsel they can afford. My bill creates a pilot program in selected Immigration and Nationalization districts where free. expert counsel would be provided to aliens. A study of the impact on overall Department of Justice costs would be required to decide if this program should be extended nationwide. My last amendments are concerned with who should be admitted to this country.
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