7Ngô Kỷ đệ trình Kien Nghi Cong Dong 1988

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"n c tri tn" nhn ngy Quc Hn 30 thng 4Ng K

K t 30 thng 4 nm 1975, c t nc m chm trong tang tc, nt bi s xmlng ca bn cng sn v thn nt phng Bc. C nhn ti v hng triu ngdn Vit phi ngm ngi b x ra i tm t do, ri mang kip tha phng ni tkhch qu ngi. Trong gi pht ngp trn xc ng v au bun tng nim NgyQuc Hn th 38 ny, cu xin Thng ban phc lnh cho qu hng Vit Namc thot khi ch cai tr tn bo ca bn qu cng sn, ng bo quc nism hng c mt i sng m no, hnh phc, dn ch, t do v nhn bn.


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Thng cm ni xt xa v mt mt ca tp th ngi Vit t nn ang nh c ti HoaK, trong l th ngy 14 thng 9 nm 1988 gi cho cng ng ngi M gc Vit,c Tng Thng Ronald Reagan vit mt on nh sau:"...T nm 1975, hn 800.000ngi t nn chnh tr Vit Nam nhc Hoa K .... Ging nh nhiu nhm di dntrc i tm kimnn dn ch, ngi Vit Nam "b phiu bng i chncamnh" bng cch chy trn cng sn p bc."

V mun chnh ph v nhn dn Hoa K thu hiu tm trng au bun, lo lng canhng ngi M gc Vit, cng nh mun cnh gic chnh ph v nhn dn M thyr b mt tn c d man ca cng sn sau khi khi tin chim min Nam Vit Nam vonm 1975, nn ti lun tm mi cch, kim mi c hi nhm truyn t nhng nguynvng, quan im ca cng ng n h. c mi trng vn ng, tranh u choquyn li t nc v cng ng ngi Vit t nn hi ngoi, ti dn thn vo hthng sinh hot chnh tr Hoa K rt sm vo nhng nm u thp nin 80.

Mang n cc chin s Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha chin u anh dng v hy

sinh ln lao trong cuc chin bo v cho nhng ngi hu phng nh ti csng bnh yn cho n ngy hm nay, do ti lun ghi tc n ngha cao c vmong c ngy n p. Chnh v vy d hon cnh kh kh khn v phng tin eohp, ti lc nocng c gng ng gp cng sc nh b ca mnh vo cng cuc utranh, c bit ti lun quan tm n i sng v s an nguy ca nhng ngi chins Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha, m h tng l n nhn ca ti.

Ch trng hot ng c lp, khng l thuc vo bt c t chc, ng phi, phenhm no, v khng h quyn gp tin bc ca cng ng, tuy nhin ti sn sng tiptay chuyn t cc nguyn vng chnh ng ca ng hng n chnh ph Hoa K.

Vo nm 1988, ti t Bn Kin Ngh Cng ng Ngi M Gc Vit n TngThng Ronald Reagan, Ph Tng Thng George Bush, ng c vin Tng Thng HoaK, v y Ban Son Tho Sch Lc ng Cng Ha Ton Quc nm 1988, m BnKin Ngh c mt s im chnh yu nh sau:

-Ln n s d man, tn c v vi phmnhn quyn trm trng ca Vit cng.

-Chng i chnh sch bang giao vi Vit cng c th xy ra. Bt chp l cng l ngCng Ha, nhng Ng K mnh m n ting ch trnh v kch khuyng hng kt

thn vi Vit cng tin ti bang giao ca hai Thng Ngh S Cng Ha JohnMcCain v Larry Pressler.

-Yu cu chnh ph M quan tm v i hi Vit cng th t do cho cc cu QunCn Chnh VNCH, v thit lp chnh sch n nhn nhng v cu T Nhn Chnh TrH.O ny c qua nh c ti Hoa K.


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-Yu cu chnh ph Hoa K m rng bn tay tip nhn thm thuyn nhn t nn angtm c ti cc tri t nn ng Nam v h ang b i din vi chnh sch cngbc hi hng v li Vit Nam.

Nh Hn Thing Sng Ni v Vong Linh cc Chin S Vit Nam Cng Ha ph tr, do rt may mn l cc iu ngh trong Bn Kin Ngh ny c i Hi ngCng Ha Ton Quc ng h v chp thun a vo Sch Lc ng Cng Ha nm

1988 (Flatform). Sau khi c c, vo u nm 1989, tn Tng Thng George Bush thi hnh cc iu khon c ghi trong Sch Lc ng Cng Ha nh l chnh schquc gia, bng cch Tng Thng George Bush ch th B Ngoi Giao v S Di Trthc hin chng trnh n nhn qu v Cu T Nhn Chnh Tr qua M di chngtrnh H.O., cng nh n nhn thm rt nhiu thuyn nhn t nn vo Hoa K thay vh b cc nc ng Nam cng bch hi hng.

c bit Bn D Tho Ngh Quyt 109 ca hai Thng Ngh S Cng Ha JohnMcCain v Larry Pressler ch trng kt thn nhm tin ti bang giao vi Vit cng

b i hi phn i v hy b. Do trong sut nhim k tng thng ca chnh phTng Thng George Bush khng h c vic bang giao vi Vit cng, cho mi ti nm1995 th Tng Thng Bill Clinton mi tuyn b bang giao vi Vit cng.

Mi qu ng hng thng lm ton b ni dung Bn Kin Ngh c dch ra Vitng sau y "n c tri tn," v km theo di l nguyn bn Anh ng i chiuv chia s cho con chu hay hu du hiu c s chin u anh dng ca cha anhtrong Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha , v s tn c d man ca cng sn v angy a, xch xing dn tc.

Mi ch gio hay gp xy dng, xin vui lng lin lc v [email protected] 836, Garden Grove, Ca 92842.

Trn trng,

Ng K
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BN KIN NGH DO NG K, I BIU CA PH TNG THNG GEORGE BUSHTRNH BY TI I HI NG CNG HA TON QUC NM 1988

Thay mt tm trm ngn ngi Vit Nam ti quc gia ny, ti ly lm hnh din vvinh d lm i Biu ti i Hi ng Cng Ha Ton Quc c Ph TngThng George Bush lm Tng Thng Hip Chng Quc Hoa K. Ln u tin tronglch s chnh tr Hoa K c mt ngi Vit Nam i din ti i Hi ny ni lns trng thnh v sc mnh chnh tr ca cng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam,cng nh s lu tm v sng sut ca ng Cng Ha khi ngi M gc VitNam c c hi tham d vo h thng chnh trt do cho tt c mi ngi. Qu tht

ng Cng Ha lm mt vic c tnh cch lch s.

Chng ti, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam chn ng cng hng ng vi ngCng Ha v chng ti c ng quan im vi ng Cng Ha v s tin tng vocc gi tr ca t do, t do kinh doanh v tn trng dn quyn. Chnh v nhng ltng cao c ny m chng ti tr gi tht t bng mng sng ca hn mttriu ngi nam n trong cuc chin u, v sau min Nam Vit Nam b ri

vo tay cng sn nm1975.

Chng ti chn thnh bit n nhn dn Hoa K n nhn chng ti vo mnht t do v c nhiu c hi ny, chnh ni y chng ti c th xy dng li isng v ng gp vo nn vn ha phong ph ca quc gia v i ny. Trit l

ng Cng Ha l lm vic cn c v t lp c ngi M gc Vit Nam thnghiu tng tn. Trong mi ba nm ngn ngi,chng ti chn Hoa K tr thnhqu hng mi ca chng ti, chng ti t c nhiu thnh qu. S hi nhpang din tin tt p, bng chng l a s ngi M gc Vit Nam u c vic


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lm v c i sng t lp, d ch mi n y trong mt thi gian ngn. Con chuchng ti thnh cng v vang ti hc ng trong hu ht mi lnh vc. Ni chung,trong tm nm di s lnh o v dn dt ca Tng Thng Ronald Reagan vPh Tng Thng George Bush, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam c pht t vmi mt.

Khng cn nghi ng g na, trong cuc bu c ny, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nams b phiu cho Ph Tng Thng George Bush nh h tng lin tip ng hmnh m lin danh Reagan-Bush trong hai k bu c 1980 v 1984.

Trong nhng nm qua c nhiu vn v chnh sch quc gia nh hng ncng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam v cc thn nhn h ti Vit Nam. c nhnnhn l nhng ngi t nn chnh tr, ngi Vit Nam ang sng ti quc gia nyrt quan tm v vin tng bang giao gia Hoa K vi cng sn Vit Nam. Bt kchnh sch no ca Hoa K i vi cng sn Vit Nam u nh hng trc tipn ngi M gc Vit Nam ti quc gia ny. Thm na, chnh vn ny, vn m ton th ngi M gc Vit Nam quan tm s quyt nh mc ng h tythuc vo quan im v s hiu bit ca ng c vin. Tm li, trong cuc bu cgay go ny, cc cuc tranh c ti a phng hay tm vc quc gia, ng CngHa s tip tc nhn c s ng h ca ngi Vit Nam nu ng ny c xynhng vn m cng ng ngi Mgc Vit Nam quan tm su xa.

Thay mt Trung Tm Ngi M Gc Chu ng Cng Ha, v vi t cch Biu Ton Quc gc Vit Nam, ti mun lm sng t vi tt c qu v i Biu v

ng Cng Ha v nhng mi quan tm ca cng ng Vit Nam, v ti t ln

Ph Tng Thng George Bush cng y Ban Son Tho Sch Lc ng CngHa Ton Quc mt s im sau y:

VN BANG GIAO VN HA V NGOI GIAO VI VIT NAM

Trong nhng thng qua, d kin bang giao vi cng sn Vit Nam lm xaong, lo lng, es cho khp cng ng Vit Nam ti M. S xut bang giao vH Ni c l l ti nng bng v tranh ci si ni nht trong cng ng VitNam. i a s ngi M gc Vit Nam chng i bt k loi trao i no vi cng

sn Vit Nam d l ngoi giao hay vn ha vi ch H Ni.

Mi y, Thng Ngh S John McCain v Thng Ngh S Larry Pressler c trnh Ngh Quyt 109, ku gi Chnh Ph m vn phng trao i vn ha songphng ti H Ni v Hoa Thnh n. Ngh Quyt 109 biu l ci quan im thincn v ngy th vi mc ch khuyn khch H Ni cng tc hn na trong vic tmkim t binh M mt tch. nh ca hai Thng Ngh S ng Cng Ha ny cngvi mt s v Dn Biu ti H Ngh Vin to nn ln sng bt mn v hoi nghitrong tpth cng ng Vit Nam. Ngh Quyt 109 b din gii nh l mt bc t


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hi u tin trong vic chnh ph Hoa K tin ti vic thit lp bang giao vi VitNam trong khi c hng trm ngn ngi Vit Nam t nn trn chy khi nc.

ra Ngh Quyt 109 l mt s nhc i vi tt c nhng ngi hy sinh ln laotrong cuc chin u chng ch ngha cng sn. Hn th na, hnh ng ca ccv dn c Quc Hi ny chng t s nhn tm mit th lch s, v ph nhn shy sinh ca nhng ngi t nn Vit Nam ang sng ti Hoa K, cng nh ca ttc cu chin binh, m nhng ngi ny tng chu au kh a y di bntay cng sn.

Khng th c vic thng tho bang giao vi cng sn Vit Nam trong lc ny.Tha nhn cng sn Vit Nam d vi bt c cp no cng khng th xy ra khm: H Ni vn tip tc dng vn t binh M mt tch nh l mt phng schbt cht M;vn t chi trit thoi hng trm ngn qun xm lng ti Cam Bt;vngiam cm hng trm ngn t nhn chnh tr trong cc tri tp trung; vn n p tngio c h thng;vn vi phm cc quyn cn bn ca nhn dn; vn bc b tt cn lc ci cch h thng chnh tr trong nc;l nguyn nhn gy ra v s ci chtca ngi Vit Nam trong bin Nam Hi trn ng trn thot Vit Nam i tm tdo.

Khng th bo cha c cho Hoa K, mt lnh o ca Th Gii T Do, khi itha nhn mt nh cm quyn, m nh cm quyn ny khinh thng nhngnguyn tc m Hoa K lun c v, v nh cm quyn bt chp tt c l tngm nhn dn Hoa K hng tin tng.

Ngh Quyt 109 tc hi n l phiu v s ng h. ng Dn Ch li dng vn nhy cm ny ca cng ng dnh nh hng chnh tr. iu lo lng nhtcho ng Cng Ha l s b gn cho ci ti yu ui i vi cng sn, cng nhng la vi ch tn c c ti.

Thng Ngh S McCain v Thng Ngh S Pressler l lnh o ca ng CngHa trn ton quc hy hy b v thu hi li Ngh Quyt 109, v minh xc r rnglp trng i vi cng sn Vit Nam. Cho n khi no thc hin nhng bc ktrn th mi c th gii ta c s hiu lm v ng Cng Ha. S kin lm cng

ng ngi M gc Vit Nam c cm tng rng h b phn bi cn phi chnng ngay lp tc trc khi n nh hng bt li trm trng n Ph Tng ThngGeorge Bush. Cc thi dt khot v minh bch ca nhng v lnh o ngCng Ha cn phi thc thi cp thi nhm ti xc nhn vi c tri ngi M gc VitNam rng ng Cng Ha phn i vic tha nhn ch H Ni, ng thi xcnh chnh sch chng cng mnh m c hu ca ng Cng Ha.

VN T NHN CHNH TR VIT NAM


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T khi Si Gn sp vo ngy 30 thng 4 nm 1975, ci chin thng ca cngsn mang li s p bc v t y v s ngi min Nam Vit Nam yu chungt do. Cho n hm nay, cng sn vn tip tc p bc nhng ngi bt ng chnhkin bng h thng n p khc nghit. Trn mi ba nm qua, cng sn Vit Nam trng trn vi phm trm trng nhn quyn, v t ra khinh mit tt c gi tr t do,dn ch m chng ta trn qu.

Mi y, H Ni li giam cm hng trm ngn ngi Vit Nam v t binh. Theoc tnh ca mt s c quan, c khong nm mi ngn n by mi ngnngi nam n ang b giam cm trong cc tri t khp no Vit Nam. Con s tnhn chnh xc s khng bao gi c bit n k t khi nh cm quyn H Nlin tc t chi tho lun ti ny v l do an ninh quc gia.

Nhiu ngi M gc Vit Nam c bn b v thn nhn b giam cm trong cc tri tkh sai ny. Nhng bn n nng n, cng vi cc hnh ng tr th d man cacng sn dnh cho nhng ngi t nhn c thn nhn thm ving tit l.Trn thc t, ngay c cc t chc nhn quyn khuynh t, Hi n X Quc T ln n nng n ban qun gio cc tri t ny l v nhn o nht. V s t nhnsau khi b tng giam, h khng bao gi c dp gp li gia nh na. Rt nhiu ngb cht v i kht, nh p, tra tn, v thiu thn thuc men. Hn th na, thm c ca cng sn l lm cho cc t nhn ny cht dn mn mt cch aun.

Nhng t nhn chnh tr Vit Nam l chin hu ch thc v l ng minh ca HoaK. H ang hng chu s hnh h tn nhn v th xc v khng b v tinh thn

ch v h quyt tm bo v nn dn ch. Nhng chin s nam n dng cm nykhng phi ch chin u chng lai bn cng sn nhm bo v t do cho min NamVit Nam thi, m hn th na, h chin u nu cao nhng l tng cangi t do, nhng ngi cng quyt t chi sng chung vi bn cng sn,cng nh t chi nhng gio iu nham him v n dch ha ca chng.

Trong nhiu nm qua, chnh ph Reagan bn b i hi v p lc vn ny.Nhm xoa du p lc ca Hoa K v d lun th gii, cng sn Vit Nam phngthch c nh k mt s t nhn. Tuy nhin rt nhiu ngn t nhn vn cn b giam

cm trong cc tri t. Thi gian khng cn nhiu i vi h na. Mi ba nm mnmi i qua, nhng t nhn ny chu ng qu nhiu gian kh v nhc nhtrong bn tay cng sn. Cc tn lnh o ti H Ni bit l mi cho n by gi,chng cng khng bao gi c thci toc nhng chin s anh hng ny. Khngc l do no H Ni tip tc giam cm h di tnh trng qu v nhn o nhvy c.

y l vn nhn o, chnh ph Hoa K, qua ng Cng Ha v cc gii chctrong chnh quyn, hy i hi cng sn Vit Nam phng thch tt c t nhn chnh


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tr cn li. khi xng cho vn ny, cc v lnh o ng Cng Ha phithc hin ngay lp tc vic p lc nh cm quyn cng sn Vit Nam phng thchnhng t nhn ny mt cch mau chng v v iu kin. Mt ln na, cc lnh o

ng Cng Ha phi hnh ng bng cch p lc gii chc cng sn thc thi lcam kt ca Ngoi Trng Nguyn C Thch vo thng 6 nm 1982 rng H Nic thin chth ht cc t nhn trong tri ci to.

i vi rt nhiu ngi M gc Vit Nam ang sng ti quc gia ny, vn tnhn chnh tr gy nn s xc ng mnh lit, v mong c gii php gip cc tnhn ny c on t vi thn nhn h. t cho c kt qu trong vn nhn o v lng tm ny, cc v dn c cng qu vin chc trong Quc Hi vChnh Ph phi quyt lit i hi t do cho tt c t nhn chnh tr Vit Nam .

CHNH SCH DI TR HOA KV THM CNH T NN

Gn hai triu ngi t nn trn thot Vit Nam k t nm 1975. Nhm tm kimt do, khong ba trm ngn ngi Vit Nam b mnh trn bin v i kht, mchm, v khng khip hn ht l h b tn cng bi bn hi tc ca cc nc lngging. Bt chp him nguy trc mt v cc ri ro ln lao, s ngi trn chy cngsn Vit Nam tng cao. Nhng ngi Vit Nam, nhng nn nhn tuyt vng cach c ti ny c ngi Ty Phng gi lthuyn nhn.

Bun thay, thm kch xy ra cho cc thuyn nhn ny khng phi ch ng uvi bo tp v hi tc trn bin Nam Hi thi, m s bt hnh li cn b xy rangay trn phn t ca nc tm dung th hai. Ti y, nhng ngi tng c

gi l thuyn nhn t nn sng st trong cuc hi trnh y gian nguy, by gi lb i x nh khch khng c mi, v b lit vo loi di dn bt hp php. Nhiungi ny ch i rt lu mong on t vi thn nhn h ti tam qucgia. Mt s ngi c l s khng bao gi c c hi gp li thn nhn bi v ccnc Ty Phng gia tng s hn ch nhn ngi t nn mt cch kht khe.

Va y, Hoa K cho php haimi tm ngn ngi Vit Nam c nhp cnhhng nm. Mi ngi t nn, trc khi c php nh c ti quc gia ny, h ph

hi nhiu iu kin gt gao bi S Di Tr v Nhp Tch Hoa K. S ngi VitNam nhp cnh Hoa K sa st mt cch thm hi, t 170,000 ngi trong nm1979 d nh gim xung cn 23,000 ngi vo nm 1989. Theo mt s ngi Mgc Vit Nam, s gim thiu n nhn ngi t nn ny biu l bc thi lui dndn ca Hoa K trong vic gip ngi Vit Nam trn chy cng sn.

Li thm tin bun n vi ngi t nn Vit Nam v thn nhn h ti Hoa K. Bnkhon mu tm gii php mau chng nhm gii quyt vn thuyn nhn mt lncho xong, cc chnh quyn nh Thi Lan v Hng Kng ang ch tm hi hng


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nhng ngi t nn tr li Vit Nam. K t u nm nay, khi bt ng s ngi tnn cp bn tng cao gp ba ln, Thi Lan v Hng Kng va cng bbin phpcng rnxua ui cc thuyn nhn Vit Nam, b mc h sng cht him nguyngoi bin khi. Hng trm ngi t nn b cht v chnh sch tn nhn v v nhno ny. Hnh ng d man ca Thi Lan mi ch l bc u tin ti binphp i u vi cn khng hong t nn. Cc quc gia tm dung th hai by gign p nhng thuyn nhn t nn ny lt nn kinh tthay v t nn chnh tr. Se da hi hng tr thnh nhng m my m bao ph cc thuyn nhn, vkhin cho cng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam v cng quan tm.

Hi hng -- d cng bch hay tnh nguyn -- u e da n cng ng ngM gc Vit Nam, v rt nhiu ngi c thn nhn ang kt tri t nn v mongmi c on t vi h. i din vi vic hi hng l mi lo s trc tip cachnh ngi t nn, nhng ngi ny s b b t v b trng pht bi nh cmquyn H Ni khi h b tr v. Khi m nhng ngi t nn ny b ri vo tay bncng sn, chc chn h s b trng tr v b co buc l ti phm v ti phnnghch. Theo quan nim ca nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam, vic tr cc ngi tnn v li Vit Nam l gii php ti t nht trong k hoch gii quyt tnh trngkhng hong t nn. Nguyn nhn ca vn m nhng ngi Vit Nam ti Mcng ng l do t pha H Ni.

Tri vi s ch trch, trn thc t nhng ngi t nn Vit Nam b nc ra i l v ldo chnh tr. Thc cht h l ngi t nn chnhtr, h ri b qu hng bi v hkhng th chu ng ni ch cng sn. Cn khng hong t nn hin ti ni lnchnh sch x hi - kinh t v tnh hnh chnh tr ti t ti Vit Nam. Ch cng

sn b c lp v phng din chnh tr, v nn kinh t nh tr lin tip. Nhng giiphp ci cch trong nc v tn trng nhn quyn u b nh cm quyn H Ni tkhc.

S kin ngi Vit Nam b nc ra i bi v h chi t mt ch , m ch ph nh cc gi tr ca quyn t do v s t do. Ngi Vit Nam trn chy khngphi v h ngho i, nhng iu chnh ng nht l v h khng chp nhn s pbc nng h mi ngy. Mo him trn nhng chic thuyn mong manh nln quan im chnh tr mnh m nht trong vic chi b s p bc tm ly t

do.

Nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam c gng ngh mt s gii php hp l v nhnbn hn nhm gii quyt cn khng hong t nn chnh ph Hoa K thc hin.L ngi hng quan tm n vn t nn, ti mnh m ng h nhng gii phpc nu ra sau y:

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn ti xc nhn ch trng tip nhn nhng ngi t nn ra it Vit Nam v l do chnh tr. S khi xng ca Hoa K trong vic tip nhn


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ngi t nn Vit Nam s gi mt thng ip mnh m ti chnh ph cc quc giakhc bit rng Hoa K vn cn quan tm, v cam kt gii quyt cn khng hong tnn ti ng Nam .

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn can ngn v t chi tt c ngh ca cc quc gia khctrong vic hi hng ngi t nn v li Vit Nam.

-B Ngoi Giao v S Di Tr Hoa K hy yu cu Quc Hi gia tng ch s nhnngi t nn t 28,000 ngi ln 64,000 ngi c th gii quyt ln sng t nnn trong nm ny.

-Chnh ph Hoa K qua S Di Tr nn d di v thay i cch thc thm vn mtcch thc t hn trong vic cu xt tng trng hp mt ca ngi t nn. Cnlinh ng gii quyt theo tng h s.

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn ng ra triu tp mt hi ngh quc t gii quyt cnkhng hong t nn hin nay. Nn t chc cc phin hp thng xuyn vi stham d ca nhiu quc gia cp nhp ha tnh hnh v a ra cc chnh sch tnn thch ng.

Ngi Vit Nam ti Hoa K v trn ton th gii khn thit yu cu cc quc giaTy Phng nhn thm ngi t nn. Vn nhn o phi vt qua nhng t lichnh trkhi gii quyt vn t nn. iu lo ngi nht ca nhng ngi M gcVit Nam l e rng Hoa K s rt b trch nhim lng tm ca mnh m khngcn gip nhng ngi tng chia x cc l tng dn ch cao c. Tht l mt

s bt cng v ma mai cho nhng ngi t nn liu cht trn chy cng sn mli b Hoa K t chi lng nghe ting ku go t do ca h. Vi truyn thng caoqu trong vic tn trng t do v dn ch, ng Cng Ha nn tch cc gip vn t nn ny.

Thc thi cc ngh nu trn s gii quyt c cn khng hong t nn, cngnh qu v s nhn c s ng h v bit n ca tt c ngi M gc Vit Nam .

Trn trng cm n s quan tm v h tr ca qu v.


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THE RECOMMENDATION TO 1988 REPUBLICAN NATIONALCONVENTION PLATFORM COMMITTEE

by KY NGO, Delegate

On behalf of 800,000 Vietnamese in this country, I am honored and privileged to beselected as a National Delegate to the Republican Convention to nominate Vice

President George Bush for President ofthe United States . For the first time inAmerican political history, Vietnamese representation in this years convention isreflective of the growing political influence and power of Vietnamese Americans, andthe Republican Partys wisdom in giving Vietnamese Americans the opportunity toparticipate in our free-for-all political system. Indeed, the Republican Party has madehistory.

We, Americans of Vietnamese origin, have chosen to align ourselves with theRepublican Party because we share with the Partys many convictions and beliefsconcerning with the values of freedom, free enterprise, and individual security. These

convictions we have paid with the lives of over 1 million men and women who fought inthe war and the subsequent lost of South Vietnam to the communists in 1975.

We are grateful to the American people for welcoming us to this land of freedom andopportunities where we were able to rebuild our lives and contribute to the rich cultureof this great nation. The Republican philosophy of hard work and self initiative is wellunderstood by Vietnamese Americans. In the 13 short years that we have made

America our new home, we were able to achieve many things. The process ofassimilation is continuing, evident in the fact that most Vietnamese Americans have


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jobs and are self sufficient within a short period of coming over here. Our children, forthe most part, are performing very well in school. All in all, during the last eight yearsunder the leadership and guidance of President Reagan and Vice President GeorgeBush, Vietnamese Americans in this country have prospered in all areas.

Without doubt, Vietnamese Americans in this election will vote for George Bush asthey have consistently supported the winning Reagan/Bush ticket in 1980 and 1984.

In recent years there are many issues and national policies that affect VietnameseAmericans and their family members living in Vietnam. Considered political refugeesVietnamese in this country hold dear to several policies that will plot the future courseof relations between this country and communist Vietnam. The ramifications of anyU.S. policies towards the Vietnamese communists will have a direct effect and bearingon Vietnamese in this country. Indeed, in this regard, the issues Vietnamese

Americans unanimously care about will determine the level of support for the candidatethat reflect and understand their views. In summary, in this crucial election, at the loca

and national races, The Republican Party will continue to win Vietnamese support if itpromotes the issues that Vietnamese Americans hold dear.

On behalf of the Headquarters and as a National Delegate of Vietnamese background,I would like to enlighten the delegates and the Party on Vietnamese concerns, andoffer some recommendations for the Vice President and the Platform Committee.

Cultural /Diplomatic Relations with Vietnam

In recent months, the issue of impending relations with the communist Vietnam has

caused a great amount of furor, apprehension, and fear, from among Vietnamese inthe U.S. Proposed relations with Hanoi is perhaps the hottest and most controversiaissue in the Vietnamese community. An overwhelming majority of Vietnamese

Americans are against any type of exchanges, diplomatic or cultural, with thecommunist regime in Hanoi .

Recently Senators John McCain and Larry Pressler introduced Resolution 109, callingfor the Administration to bilaterally open a cultural office in Hanoi and Washington ,D.C. Resolution 109 is a short-sighted and ill-advised attempt to gain Hanoi 's greater

cooperation in the search for the missing American servicemen. The two Republicansenators intentions along with a number of congressmen in the House, have sent ashock wave of disgust and disbelief throughout the Vietnamese community. Resolution109 was interprete as an ominous first step taken by the U.S. government to establishcloser tie with Vietnam, at the expense of hundreds of thousands of Vietnameserefugees in the exile.

The introduction of Resolution 109 is an affront to all those who have sacrificed somuch in their fight against communism. But moreover, the actions of these members of


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Congress showed their callous disregard for history, and denied the sacrifices of theVietnamese refugees living in the U.S. and all the veterans who have suffered at thehands of these communists.

There should be no talks of establishing relations with Vietnam at this time.Recognitionof communist Vietnam, at any level, cannot occur when: Hanoi continues to use theMIA/ POW issue as a blackmail device; refuses to withdraw hundreds of thousands of

its invading troops from Cambodia; continues to hold thousands of South Vietnamesepolitical prisoners in concentration camps; systematically suppresses all religiousviolates the basic rights of its citizens; and rejects all efforts to reform its own politicasystem, resulting in the deaths of countless of Vietnamese freedom seekers in theirattempt to escape from Vietnam on the South China Sea.

There is no justification for the U.S. as the leader of the Free World, to recognize agovernment that holds in contempt the principles she champions, and disregard all theideals that her citizens believe in.

Damage by Resolution 109, in terms of votes and support, has been done. TheDemocrats have use this emotional issue in the community to their political advantage.The worst fear for the Republicans is to be portrayed as weak on communism througha self-serving desire to cozy up with an oppressive and dictatorial regime.

Senators Mc Cain and Pressler, as Republican national leaders, should publiclydisavow and withdraw Resolution 109, and pronounce their clear position regardingcommunist Vietnam . Only when these steps are taken will there be no moremisunderstanding and misperceptions of the Republican Party. The ripple effects of afeeling of betrayal from Vietnamese Americans on this issue must be halted before itcan be seriously hurt Vice President George Bush. Decisive and clear actions fromRepublican leaders must be taken now to reconfirm with Vietnamese American votersof the Republican Partys opposition to recognizing Hanoi , and the Party's strong andconsistent record of opposing communism.

Vietnamese Political Prisoners

Since the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the communist victory has brought about

widespread persecution and jailing of freedom loving South Vietnamese. To this day,communist persecution of those who disagree with its oppressive system continues.Over the past 13 years, they have blatantly violated every type of human rights on thebook. The communists have clearly shown their utter disdain and contempt to all thevalues that we, as believers in freedom and democracy, cherished.

Currently, Hanoi is holding hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and militaryprisoners. According to some official estimates, there are somewhere between 50,000to 70,000 men and women incarcerated in camps littered throughout Vietnam . The


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exact number of prisoners will never be known since the Hanoi government repeatedlyrefuses to discuss this subject under the pretext of internal security.

Many Vietnamese Americans have friends and relatives in these gulags. Charges ofcruelty and revenge by the communists have been alleged from the visiting familymembers. In fact, even the left leaning human rights group, Amnesty International, hadcharged that the administration of these camps is most inhumane. An untold number of

prisoners, once entering the camps, have never seen their families again. Many havedied from starvation, beatings, torture, and the lack of medical care. Indeed, the ulteriormotive of the communists, it seems, is to orchestrate a slow and painful death for thesepeople.

The Vietnamese political prisoners are America 's true friends and allies. They arepresently suffering from innumerable physical and mental torture for their devotion tothe defense of democracy. These gallant men and women have not only foughtcommunism to defend freedom in South Vietnam, but moreover, they fought to uphold

the principles of all free men who resolutely refused to live with the communists andtheir rule of terror and subjugation.

Over the last several years, requests and pressures from the Reagan Administrationhave been persistent on this issue. To placate U.S. pressure and world public opinionVietnam periodically released some prisoners. There are, however, thousands ofprisoners still being held in these camps. Time is running out for them. 13 years havepassed. The prisoners have endured much hardship and humiliation at the hands oftheir communist captors. The leaders in Hanoi should know by now that they can never"re-educate" these brave people. There is no point for Hanoi to continue incarceratingthem under such inhumane conditions.

As a humanitarian issue, the U.S. government through the Republican Party and itsmembers inside the government, should call on the Vietnamese communists to releaseall remaining political prisoners. Initiative on this issue by Republican leaders muststart now in pressuring the Vietnamese communists to unconditionally release thesepeople with deliberate speed. Again, Party leaders should take actions to pressurecommunist officials to heed to the statement of their foreign minister, Nguyen CoThach, in June 1982, that Hanoi was willing to release individuals detained in the re-

education camps."

For many Vietnamese Americans living in this country, the political prisoner issueraises strong emotions, and creates a lasting resolve to have the prisoners reunitedwith their loved ones. To achieve the moral high ground on this humanitarian issue,elected legislators and ranking officials in Congress and the Administration shouldseize the initiative by demanding the freedom of all Vietnamese political prisoners.

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Nearly two million refugees have fled Vietnam since 1975. In their attempt to seekfreedom, an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese have perished at sea due to starvation,drowning, and most cruel of all, attacks by sea pirates from neighboring countries.Despite the inherent dangers and the high risk, an increasing number of Vietnamesecontinues to flee Vietnam . These Vietnamese, hopeless victims of a totalitariangovernment is known to the West as the "boat people."

Sadly, the boat people tragedy is not only limited to the perils and pirates of the SouthChina Sea, but further extends into the refugee camps in countries of second asylum.Here, former boat refugees who have survived the treacherous journey, are treated asuninvited guests and classified as illegal aliens. Many are waiting for years to bereunited with their loved ones in a third country. Some will probably never get theopportunity to join their families because of the increasingly tight restrictions on refugeeintake from Western nations.

Currently, the U.S. allows a ceiling of 28,000 Vietnamese refugees to enter per year.Each refugee, before being granted permission to resettle in this country, must satisfya set of strict criteria set by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The number ofVietnamese refugees entering the U.S. has dramatically decreased from a high170,000 in 1979 to a predicted low of 23,000 for fiscal year 1989. According to someVietnamese Americans, this downward trend of refugee intake is indicative of thiscountry's gradual withdrawal from its commitments to help Vietnamese fleeing fromcommunism.

More bad news await Vietnamese refugees and their family members in theU.S. Anxious to find a quick solution for the refugee crisis once and for allgovernments such as Thailand and Hong Kong are seriously contemplating onrepatriating refugees back to Vietnam . Since the beginning of this year, while receivinga sudden three-fold increase in refugee arrivals, Thailand and Hong Kong , arecurrently giving "maximum emphasis" to turning away incoming Vietnamese boatpeople, leaving them to their own survival instinct on the dangerous seas. Hundreds ofrefugees have died from this cruel and inhumane policy. This barbaric action taken byThailand is only a new beginning to a new and adverse direction in dealing with therefugee crisis. Countries of second asylum now consider the bulk of refugee influx as

"economic migrants" rather than "political asylums." The ominous threats of repatriationcast a dark cloud of uncertainty over the refugees and caused much concerns fromVietnamese Americans.

Repatriation -- either forced or voluntary -- is taken as a serious threat by theVietnamese community, of which many of its members still have relatives in the campsand wish to be reunited among the refugees themselves, who will certainly faceimprisonment and retribution from the communist government once they are sent back.Once these refugees are in hands of communists, they certainly will be punished and


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labeled as criminals and traitors. In the opinions of Vietnamese Americans, sendingVietnamese refugees back to Vietnam is the worst possible solution to the currentcrisis. The source of the problem, Vietnamese in this country agree, is in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese refugees, contrary to allegations made by critics, fled from Vietnamfor political reasons,. They are legitimate political refugees who left their homelandbecause they cannot co-exist under a communist government. The current refugee

crisis stems from the deteriorating socio-economic and political situation in Vietnam .The communist regime is isolated politically and caught in a perpetual economicstagnation. Domestic solutions within the country through reforms and respect forhuman rights were disregarded by the Hanoi government.

The fact remains that Vietnamese flee their own native land because they reject aregime that debases the values of liberty and freedom. Vietnamese escape notbecause they were living in poverty, but more precisely because of the oppressiveatmosphere of the country that has taken a strangle over the daily activities of the

people. Simply put, in fleeing, these people demonstrated their strong opposition to thecommunism and its way of life. By risking their life on these river boats, they havemade the strongest political statement by choosing freedom over tyranny.

Vietnamese Americans devoted to finding a better, more humane and reasonablesolution to the refugee crisis, have raised several recommendations that thisgovernment could take. As a refugee advocate, I wholeheartedly support the proposedimplementation of these specific steps. They are stated as follows:

- The U.S. government reconfirms its commitment to receiving refugees fleeingfor political reasons from Vietnam. U.S. initiative on behalf of Vietnamese refugees wilsend a strong signal to other governments that our country is still serious andcommitted to resolving the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

- The U.S. government discourages and rejects all proposals from othergovernments to repatriate Vietnamese refugees back to Vietnam.

- The State Department and the INS request Congress to raise the leveof Vietnamese refugee ceiling for next year from 28,000 to 64,000 in anticipation of the

surge of refugee arrivals this year.

- The U.S. government through the INS, should relax and amend its refugeescreening process to realistically deal with each refugee's circumstances. The oftenrestrictive and unbending set of criteria of processing, whether to accept or reject arefugee applicant, needs to be flexible enough to deal with refugees on a case by casebasis.


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- U.S. Government should take the lead in calling an international nonferrous todeal with the current refugee crisis. Regular meetings of all the nations involved arenecessary to establish an up-to-date and consistent refugee policy.

Vietnamese in this country and around the world are continuing to urge Westernnations to receive more refugees. Humanitarian concerns must override the selfinterests of politics when dealing with the refugee issue. The worst fear for Vietnamese

Americans is that the U.S. will relinquish its moral responsibility to help those whoshare the same fundamental convictions of democratic values. It would be a graveinjustice for the refugees who risk their lives to get away from communism if the U.S.fails to hear their cries for freedom. Famous for its championing of the values offreedom and democracy, the Republican Party can take an active lead in the refugeeissue. The steps suggested above will ease the refugee crisis as well as winning thesupport and gratitude of all Vietnamese Americans.

Thank you for your concern and support.

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Thng George Bush quay v chiu chokhn gi Hoa K v th gii thy.

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cc T Binh M Mt Tch.

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