DURHAM, N.H., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Republican Presidential Candidate Alan Keyes had this to say about Elian Gonzalez's return to his father in Cuba:
"On Elian Gonzalez I believe it's quite clear. I respect the bonds and family ties and the obligations of family life. We should not allow ideology or politics ever to trample upon those bonds. If this father has been a real father and wishes to have his child with him, I'll tell you one
thing, if somebody said for political reasons they were going to take one of my children, and keep those children away from me, you can bet that those would be fighting words. I think we need to respect that fathers proper position and obligation or we're showing no respect whatsoever for family
and parenting. Second point however. How do we know his decision is freely given? The INS was wrong to accept a decision that was taken under the shadow of Castro's tyranny. Until that father is allowed out of the country to make a free will decision that all the world can see, that boy should
stay in the United States, he should stay in freedom until we're sure his father has decided in freedom."
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