Mr. Speaker. the plight of Salvadoran refugees fleeing the political violence in their homeland for the supposed safe haven of the United States has recently become an issue of concern to millions of Americans. But to HispanicAmericans. the continuing policy of deportation of Salvadorans is more than an article in the newspaper or a 30second story on the network news. Because the majority of refugees come to reside in Hispanic neighborhoods. it is from these communities that Salvadorans are seized. held. and then returned to their country. We Hispanics are the ones who see the fear and anxiety on their faces as they wait in jail. we Hispanics understand their dread at being newly separated from their relatives and friends here and sent back to the violence and uncertainty that still. even after the election of Jose Napoleon Duarte. grip El Salvador. The Nations oldest and largest Hispanic organization. the League of United Latin American Citizens [LULAC]. responding to the human tragedy of the Salvadorans and their desire to stay here in the United States until peace returns to their tormented land. passed a resolution at their national conference in El Paso this past June that calls on Congress to support the pending Salvadoran refugee bill cosponsored by Representative JOE MOAKLEY of Massachusetts and Senator DENNIS DECONCINI of Arizona. The text of that resolution follows:
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