Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 293 relates to cases in which the Attorney General has suspended deportation under section 244(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The criteria for relief under the law is that the personfirst. have 7 years continuous residence in the United States. second. be of good moral character during the 7 years. and third. demonstrate "extreme hardship" to the alien. a spouse. parent. or child who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien. The cases in which the Attorney General has recommended relief are submitted to the Congress for action. There were 279 cases in which the Attorney General granted relief during The committee has reviewed these cases and has found that the six listed on House Resolution 293 do not meet the statutory criteria I have mentioned. In particular. the committee did not find that deportation would result in extreme hardship in any of the cases. The committee also notes that the applicants for suspension of deportation listed on House Resolution 293 have no close relatives in the United States. Disapproval by means of this resolution is required in order to oppose the Attorney Generals recommendation that permanent residence be granted to these individuals. In fact. under the immigration law. this resolution must be acted upon in the current session of Congress in order to be effective. This is the reason for the unusual manner in which the committee has brought this resolution to the floor.
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