I'm delighted to have you all here today.
Why--why is this happening now? Why would they take this step backward at this point in time?
What if the track does not change that they're on? What if they continue to say, well, fine, I hear your suggestions, bu...
we need to get the systemic changes where they allow people to open up churches
This is not a terrorist population that a lot of people are reviewing.
Do we need to pass any additional laws or rules here from the Senate or the House to express this to the Vietnamese Gove...
We've got a high refugee number, and we're nowhere near filling it.
It seems to run counter to where the trend line is going or should be going for us to further this relationship.
I just--I am really puzzled as to why now, why the crackdown now over the past couple of years?
this is a serious matter, it isn't about destabilizing Vietnam
the progress really does need--we need to see progress in these areas as well
Okay.
We will put that in the record if that is acceptable to you to put in the record and it won't hurt them further.
I think those are excellent. Again, as I noted, we have a refugee limit that's much higher than what we've been fulfilli...
Well, I appreciate yours, because you're representing millions, billions of people around the world just yearning to thi...
Good. Gentlemen, thank you very much. I appreciate you coming up, and I appreciate your work on a vital relationship.
Our goal is not to impose a designation or sanctions. Our goal is to see greater religious freedom
this will create a major impediment if it's not addressed, and I think it's pretty simple to address.
