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Proc 71581998-12-10Clinton

Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 1998

This proclamation declares December 10, 1998 as Human Rights Day, December 15, 1998 as Bill of Rights Day, and the week beginning December 10, 1998 as Human Rights Week. Within the proclamatory text, President Clinton announces several substantive policy actions: creating an interagency working group via executive order to enforce human rights treaties, establishing a genocide early warning center, funding NGOs for rapid human rights emergency response, State Department assistance for Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule, support for ILO child labor elimination efforts, and INS guidelines for child asylum cases.

Memo1995-02-07Clinton

Deterring Illegal Immigration

This 1995 presidential memorandum directs a comprehensive strategy to deter illegal immigration through border control expansion, worksite enforcement, visa overstay tracking, expedited deportation procedures, and international cooperation. It sets specific deadlines for interagency reports and plans while requesting congressional action on wiretap authority, asset seizure, and expedited exclusion procedures.

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