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To: Rambi who wrote (79309)	5/1/2000 9:11:00 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 108807

I am relieved to report that I am not losing my mind!!! While reading documents I came across a letter from Janet Reno to the Miami relatives' attorneys. IN it was this paragraph: (because it won't copy, I am typing and editing a little) ...with respect to the issues raised in your Jan. 5 letter...Elian G.is a six year old who has lost his mother. As a general matter when dealing with a child this young,the immigration law, like other areas of the law, looks to the wishes of the surviving parent. One Circuit court case indicated that a twelve year old may apply for asylum over the wishes of his parents in some cases (Polovchak v. Meese, 1985). That case makes it clear, however, that 12 is "near the lower end of an age range in which a child may be mature enough to assert certain individual rights". There is a lot more of interest in that letter. I was just so pleased to find a source for that 12 year old comment I made!