President. I am cosponsoring S. 2131 because I believe it is an appropriate humanitarian response to the human tragedy created by civil war in El Salvador. The bill would temporarily halt the deportation of Salvadorans while we study the fates of Salvadorans returned to El Salvador and the conditions of Salvadorans displaced throughout the hemisphere. The bill also calls for congressional hearings regarding the opportunities for safe resettlement within El Salvador or neighboring countries of the displaced nationals. Estimates of the number of displaced Salvadorans here in the United States range from 300.000 to 500.000. The temporary suspension of deportations by granting a status known as extended voluntary departure to nationals from another country is not unprecedented. This status has been used In the past to allow citizens of countries that are experiencing civil strife to remain here temporarily and to obtain permission to work until hostilities ceased so that it is safe to return. This status is presently enJoyed by Ethiopians.
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