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 CIS NO: 89-H521-114
 TITLE: Immigration Status of Chinese Nationals Currently in the U.S.
 SOURCE: Committee on the Judiciary. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+253 p.
 DATE: July 20, 1989
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 101-1             SUDOC: Y4.J89/1:101/17
 ITEM NO: 1020-A; 1020-B
 LC CARD NO: 89-603190               MC ENTRY NO: 90-3376

 Committee Serial No. 17. Hearing before the Subcom on Immigration,
 Refugees, and International Law to consider the following bills:
 H.R. 2929 (text, p. 3-18), the Chinese Temporary Protected Status Act of
     1989, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow temporary
     protected status (TPS) in the U.S. for eligible aliens whose home
     country is disrupted by war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary
     conditions determined by the Department of Justice; and to direct the
     Department of Justice to designate the People's Republic of China (PRC)
     as a country whose nationals are eligible for TPS for a period of three
     years.
 H.R. 2712 (text, p. 19-21), the Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status
     Facilitation Act of 1989, to permit PRC nationals, who entered the U.S.
     under non-immigrant status as students or teachers, to apply for
     immigrant status without returning to China for two years as normally
     required under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
 H.R. 2722 (text, p. 22-24), the Chinese Foreign Student and Exchange
     Visitor Relief Act, to grant permanent resident status to PRC nationals
     who entered the U.S. as students or exchange visitors.
 H.R. 2726 (text, p. 25-26), to designate Hong Kong as a separate foreign
     state instead of a colony for purposes of applying Immigration and
     Nationality Act numerical limitations on immigration.
 Supplementary material (p. 211-253) includes submitted statements and
 correspondence.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Chinese natls in US, immigration status revision; Hong
     Kong immigration to US, limits revision
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON IMMIGRATION,
     REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. HOUSE; IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
     ACT; CHINESE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS ACT (Refugees from disasters
     and war, temporary haven in US); DEPARTMENT.OF.JUSTICE (Refugees from
     disasters and war, temporary haven in US); ALIENS (Refugees from
     disasters and war, temporary haven in US); REFUGEES (War and disaster
     refugees temporary haven in US); WAR (Refugees from disasters and war,
     temporary haven in US); DISASTERS (Refugees from disasters and war,
     temporary haven in US); CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (Immigration
     requirements revision for Chinese natls in US); EMERGENCY CHINESE
     ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FACILITATION ACT (Chinese natls in US, immigration
     requirements revision); IMMIGRATION; STUDENTS (Chinese natls in US,
     immigration requirements revision); TEACHERS (Chinese natls in US,
     immigration requirements revision); CHINESE FOREIGN STUDENT AND
     EXCHANGE VISITOR RELIEF ACT (Chinese natls in US, immigration
     requirements revision); EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES (Chinese natls in US,
     immigration requirements revision); HONG KONG (Immigration from Hong
     Kong, limits revision); PUBLIC.DEMONSTRATIONS (China 1989
     pro-democracy demonstrations)
 BILLS: 101 H.R.2929; 101 H.R.2712; 101 H.R.2722; 101 H.R.2726
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.101-649; P.L.102-404

 89-H521-114 TESTIMONY NO: 1        July 20, 1989 p. 28-104
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PELOSI, NANCY (Rep, D-Calif)
     GUNDERSON, STEVE (Rep, R-Wis)
     MINETA, NORMAN Y. (Rep, D-Calif)
     PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (Rep, R-Ill)
     BOXER, BARBARA (Rep, D-Calif)
     LEVINE, MEL (Rep, D-Calif)
     BARTON, JOE (Rep, R-Tex)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Introduction and explanation of sponsored H.R.
     2712, H.R. 2722, and H.R. 2726; rationale for H.R. 2675, to amend the
     Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual immigration quota
     for Hong Kong from 5,000 to 50,000; importance of revising the
     immigration status of Chinese students (related correspondence, p.
     70-78); clarification of H.R. 2712.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Chinese natls in US, immigration requirements revision;
     Hong Kong immigration to US, limits revision

 89-H521-114 TESTIMONY NO: 2        July 20, 1989 p. 104-143
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     VIRTUE, PAUL W. (Acting General Counsel, Immigration and
        Naturalization Service, Department of Justice)
     WILLIAMS, RICHARD L. (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
        East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State)
     PISTOR, MICHAEL (Counselor, U.S. Information Agency)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Objections to H.R. 2712; adequacy of current
     INS administrative authority to permit extension or adjustment of the
     status of non-immigrant PRC nationals; considerations involved in return
     of Chinese students to PRC, focusing on recent Government suppression of
     pro-democracy demonstrations; explanation of Administration proposal to
     extend the status of non-immigrant PRC nationals for one year.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Chinese natls in US, immigration requirements revision
 DESCRIPTORS: IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE; ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
     AND PROCEDURE; DEPARTMENT.OF.JUSTICE; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; U.S.
     INFORMATION AGENCY

 89-H521-114 TESTIMONY NO: 3        July 20, 1989 p. 143-209
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HAN, LIANCHAO (representing Association of Chinese Students and
        Scholars at Yale University)
     ZHAO, HAICHING (Delegate, New England Region, National Coordination
        Committee on Chinese Student Affairs)
     QIAO, GANGLIANG (Doctoral Student, Political Science, Purdue
        University)
     REICHARD, JOHN F. (Executive Vice President, National Association for
        Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA))
     BULTHUIS, JILL (Director, Field Service Program, NAFSA)
     HING, BILL ONG (Acting Law Professor, Law School, Stanford University)
     HOM, HOWARD (Immigration Attorney, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
        Associations, Los Angeles; also representing Chinese Welfare Council,
        Los Angeles)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Views and recommendations on revision of the
     immigration status of Chinese students in light of PRC repression of
     pro-democracy demonstrations (related questionnaire, p. 201-208);
     concerns about PRC Government persecution of intellectuals and students.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Chinese natls in US, immigration requirements revision
 DESCRIPTORS: SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE
     ON CHINESE STUDENT AFFAIRS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENT
     AFFAIRS