Alan Simpson: “I respectfully say that the INS has translators in each of these situations. There is a clear understanding because a…”

“I respectfully say that the INS has translators in each of these situations. There is a clear understanding because a deportation notice is a serious issue, and the current law requires--demands--and says ``shall'' even if the alien does not speak Spanish. If the alien does speak Spanish, there is someone there from the INS, and it does not matter what language. That person is then provided with the translation and the translators to be certain that they heard what was said. If you remember the Medvid issue, the Soviet ship jumper, we not only had a person there speaking Russian; we had a person there speaking Ukraine. That is what we do in this situation. All we are saying is it seems rather puzzling to know that, though we are going to have deportees from the wide world over, we still then have presented something that is printed in English and Spanish regardless of who they are.”