Mr. Speaker. as we prepare to consider comprehensive immigration legislation in the coming weeks. I wish to again bring attention to the tragic situation facing thousands of Salvadorans who have to come to the United States to escape the civil war in their native land. Refugees from El Salvador enter this country to find safety from the death squads. guerrilla fighters. and random violence that troubles their nation. Our laws permit the Federal Government to give them refuge without making them permanent residents. through a process known as extended voluntary departure. or EVD. Extended voluntary departure allows temporary political asylum to those who flee repression in their homeland. currently it is granted to people of such diverse nationalities as Polish and Ethiopian.
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