[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MESSAGE TO THE INS

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning on behalf of Brian 
Pearson. For the last 9 years Brian has lived in Pearl River, NY, in 
Rockland County working construction, being a loyal husband, raising a 
daughter, paying his taxes and taking part in his community.
  In short, Brian Pearson has lived the American dream. And now the INS 
wants to snatch that dream from Brian and his family. Why? Because 
Brian was a political prisoner two decades ago. Yes, a political 
prisoner. And those are not my words. Those are the words of the 
British Government, the same British Government that convicted him in a 
kangaroo court with no injury. Brian Pearson paid his debt to the 
British Government. Brian Pearson is no threat to us. In fact, Brian 
Pearson makes Pearl River a better town, New York a better State, and 
America a better country. Do not trust my words on this. Trust the 
words of Mary Gill and Kathleen Conway and Cornelius Buckey, his 
friends and neighbors who have written to me asking for justice.

  So this morning, Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, I say to the INS, Brian 
Pearson's case and at least six other cases like his are just ones. 
Keep the Pearson family together and leave Brian Pearson alone.

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