Finally, the Commission is often called upon to respond to charges of U.S. non-compliance and the 1979 domestic compliance report has served as a useful data base. This report was subsequently updated in 1981, and was the subject of Commission hearings. Additionally, the Commission has examined U.S. visa laws as well as facilitated access by Soviet doctors to examine a U.S. prisoner alleged not to be receiving proper medical care. This report was a comprehensive and critical look at problems of homelessness in America and was in part a response to sharp criticism from Warsaw Pact members made during CSCE meetings. The examination of migrant farmworker issues represents another segment of the Commission's ongoing review of U.S. compliance with CSCE concerns and was undertaken with similar considerations in mind.
Language pertaining to migrant workers is found in all major CSCE documents.
In July 1992, the United States joined 51 other nations in promising to abide by the Helsinki Document, adopted at a summit of Heads of State and Government. Additionally, last month a CSCE conference convened in Warsaw, Poland to examine migration issues. At this meeting, participants from over 40 states examined various aspects of economic induced migration. Another CSCE forum focussing specifically on migrant labor issues is expected to convene sometime in 1994. While the status and character of European and United States migrant workers are vastly different, many of the problems facing both populations stem from basic socio-economic and political factors.