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Article: International Rescue Committee Calls Immigration Bill a Disaster for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers; Urges Senators to Reject Parts of Proposed Legislation.
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- March 10, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-10 March 2006-International Rescue Committee: International Rescue Committee Calls Immigration Bill a Disaster for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers; Urges Senators to Reject Parts of Proposed Legislation(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The International Rescue Committee is urging Senators to reject provisions of proposed legislation that it says will have a harmful impact on refugees and asylum- seekers fleeing conflict and persecution.
As Judiciary Committee debate began this week on a draft immigration bill sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter, the IRC sent a letter to committee members expressing concern that the bill ...