Indochinese refugees : comprehensive plan of action : joint hearing before the Subcommittees on Asia and the Pacific and International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, July 25, 1995

United States. Congress. House. Committee On International Relations. Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific

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• Langue: English
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SUBCOMMITTEES ON
ASIAAND THE PACIFIC
AND
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
JULY 25, 1995
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0-16-053452-6ISBNCOMMITTEE ON ESTTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
BENJAMIN A GILMAN, New York, Chairman
WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana
JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut
WisconsinTOBY ROTH, TOM LANTOS, California
NewHENRY J. HYDE, Illinois ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, Jersey
HOWARDDOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska L. BERMAN, California
NewCHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey GARY L. ACKERMAN, York
HARRY JOHNSTON, FloridaDAN BURTON, Indiana
JAN MEYERS, Kansas ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
ELTON GALLEGLY, California ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida Samoa
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ. California
DANA ROHRABACHER, California DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California ROBERT MENENDEZ, New
PETER T. KING, New York SHERROD BROWN, Ohio
JAY KIM, California CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY, Georgia
SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
DAVID FUNDERBURK, North Carolina ALBERT RUSSELL WYNN, Maryland
STEVEN J. CHABOT, Ohio MICHAEL R. McNULTY, New York
MARSHALL "MARK" SANFORD, South JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
Carolina VICTOR O. FRAZER, Virgin Islands (Ind.)
MATT SALMON, Arizona
AMO HOUGHTON, New York
Richard J. Gabon, Chief of Staff
Michael H. Van Dusen, Democratic Chief of Staff
(II)Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska, Chairman
HOWARD L. HERMAN, CaliforniaEDWARD R. ROYCE, California
FALEOMAVAEGA, AmericanROHRABACHER, ENI F.H.DANA
SamoaJAMES A. LEACH, Iowa
SHERROD BROWN, OhioJAY KIM, California
ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New JerseyMARSHALL "MARK" SANFORD, South
SAM GEJDENSON, ConnecticutCarolina
GARY L. ACKERMAN, New YorkDAN BURTON, Indiana
IllinoisDONALD A. MANZULLO,
P. EnnIS, Subcommittee Staff DirectorMichael
Kessler, Democratic Professional StaffMemberRichard
Martc, Professional StaffMemberDan
Jon J. Peterson, Staff Associate
International Operations and Human RightsSubcommittee on
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, Chairman
OILMAN, New York TOM LANTOS, CaliforniaBENJAMIN A.
GOODLING, Pennsylvania CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, GeorgiaWILLIAM F.
VirginiaHENRY J. HYDE, Ilhnois JAMES P. MORAN,
CaliforniaNew York HOWARD L. BERMAN,PETER T. KING,
AmericanDAVID FUNDERBURK, North Carolina ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA,
SALMON, Arizona Samoamatt
ROYCE, California DONALD M. PAYNE. New JerseyEDWARD R
CounselGROVER Joseph Rees, Subcommittee Staff Director and Chief
MemberRobert R. King, Democratic Professional Staff
MemberDavid M. Wagner, Staff
AssociateTatyANA SchuM, Staff
(III)—
CONTENTS
WITNESSES
Page
The Honorable Phyllis E. Oakley, Assistant Secretary of State for Population,
Migration, Department of StateRefugees, and U.S. 2
Mr. Daniel Wolf, Attorney, Hughes, Hubbard, & Reed 26
Ms. Pam Baker, Hong Kong 29
Mr. R. Kyle Horst, Chief Operating Oflicer, World Vision International
Vietnam 33
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang, Executive Director, Boat People SOS 37
Mr. Claude Pepin, Vice President, World Learning 42
Mr. Shep Lowman, Director—International Refugee Affairs, U.S. Catholic
Conference Migration and Refugee Services 45
APPENDDC
Prepared statements and biographical sketches:
The Honorable Doug Bereuter, a Representative in Confess from the
State of Nebraska and Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pa-
cific 67
The Honorable Tom Lantos, a Representative in Congress from the State
of California and Ranking Democrat, Subcommittee on International
Operations and Human Rights 69
The Honorable Thomas M. Davis, a Representative in Congress from
the State of Virginia 73
The Steve Gunderson, a in Congress from the
State of Wisconsin 75
The Honorable Phyllis E. Oakley 80
Mr. Daniel Wolf 88
Ms. Pam Baker 100
Mr. R. Kyle Horst 106
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang 116
Mr. Claude Pepin 121
Mr. Shep Lowman 129
Additional material submitted for the record:
Letter and material submitted to the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher from
Mr. Son Dinh Do (submitted for the record by Hon. Dana Rohrabacher) 138
"A Human End to the Indochinese Refugee Program"—A proposal by
non-government organizations (submitted for the record by Mr. Daniel
Woin 141
"Principles on Indochinesethe CPA and Asylum Seekers"—A document
by InterAction, American Council Voluntarythe for International Ac-
tion (submitted for the record by Mr. Claude Pepin) 152
Statement submitted for the record in lieu of appearance by Mr. Lionel
A. Rosenblatt, President, Refugees International 154
Statements of Mr. Tou Ger Vang and Mr. Kue Xiong and findings of
a delegation to Thailand (submitted for the record Hon. Steve Gun-by
derson) 157
Statement and additional submitted U.N.material for the record by the
High Commissioner for Refugees 172 submitted for the record in lieu of appearance by Mr. Le
Xuan Khoa, President, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center 217
Charts supplied by The Hon. Phyllis E. Oakley with statistics on Viet-
namese asylum seekers 223
(V)REFUGEES:INDOCHINESE
PLAN ACTIONCOMPREHENSIVE OF
TUESDAY, JULY 199525,
House of Representatives,
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and
Subcommittee on International Operations and Human
Rights,
Washington, DC.
The subcommittees met, pursuant to call, at 2 p.m., room 334,
Cannon House Office Building, Hon. Christopher H. Smith [chair-
man of the subcommittee on International Operations and Human
Rights] presiding.
like joinMr. Smith. The hearing will come to order. I would to
who is regrettably in the chair of the House rightmy colleague
Doug Bereuter, who is the chairman of the Asianow. Congressman
here, who will joinand Pacific Subcommittee, who could not be but
he can of the chair. He is presiding over theus as soon as get out
bill is on the floor, he will join us, I am told, as soon asthat but
he can get over here.
Ladies and gentlemen, almost 2 months ago, the House voted
156 for dramatic reforms in the so-called Comprehensive266 to
Although it is some-Plan of Action for Southeast Asian Refugees.
what unusual for the House to hold public hearings on a subject
which has recently legislated, it is important that we bringon it so
opponents of that legislation, representa-together supporters and
Administration and independent experts, in an efforttives of the
on process which we can end the saga ofto seek consensus a by
Hmong refugees with honorthe Vietnamese boat people and the
and decency.
PacificThis joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Asia and the
and the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human
Rights will provide a useful overview of the problems with the CPA
and perhaps some possible solutions.
On Thursday morning, the Subcommittee on International Oper-
ations and Human Rights will take an additional, deeper look at
some of these problems and the solutions, hopefully. We will hear
from panel of experts on the history of the implementation of thea
Hmong-Ameri-CPA, from a panel of Vietnamese-Americans and
cans who have been victimized by its defects, and then from a final
panel on the feasibility of various plans for rescreening.
author of the CPA re-I should make clear at the outset as the
reforms areforms enacted by the House, that supporters of these
the CPA. On thenot wedded to any particular formula for fixing
(1)one hand, we remain firm in our belief that the CPA screening
process was hopelessly inadequate. We are by no means confident
that wrongly screened-out refugees will be safe upon their return
to Vietnam or Laos.
Our skepticism about the CPA has been exacerbated its ad-by
mirers' attacks on Congress' attempt to protect these people, at-
tacks which have often been ca