6. A comprehensive approach to the "long-stayer" problem must take account of the need to avoid creating inducements to immigration by additional potential "long-stayers,' particularly those whose primary motivation for departure is economic rather than a "well-founded fear of persecution.
7.
Administration Actions:
o The U.S. agrees with this principle, and is seeking international support for it.
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Other countries should be encouraged to revive their participation in Indochinese resettlement. Where countries cannot accept large numbers, they should agree to receive small numbers of special cases, such as hard-to-place handicapped refugees, and those who have successfully completed training
courses.
B.
Administration Actions:
o This recommendation has been adopted by UNHCR and the Royal Thai Government in their recent approaches to the resettlement community to increase the resettlement of the Khao-I-Dang population.
o The U.S. continues to encourage other countries to either maintain their resettlement programs or to increase them, and to take cases of special humanitarian concern.
WHETHER AND HOW TO SHIFT INDOCHINESE FAMILY REUNIFICATION CASES FROM REFUGEE FLOWS TO IMMIGRATION CHANNELS?
UPDATE: Interagency discussions have been held to determine the legal, procedural, and fiscal implications of the Panel recommendations in this area. Further review and development of a comprehensive international approach in consultation with resettlement and first asylum nations are the next steps.
1.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Indochinese Refugee Program should be restructured to have two essential components: one, an effective refugee program under which the legal definition of refugees would be applied fairly as contemplated by law; and the other, an effective immigration program, with the same procedures used by the United States throughout the world for those who qualify for admission on the basis of their family ties or other immigrant preferences.
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