Mr. President. I have consistently opposed the granting of a blanket extended voluntary departure or suspension of deportation status to Salvadorans since I feel it would greatly subvert the intent of our immigration laws and refugee policy. Present evidence clearly discloses that most Salvadorans here illegally are economic migrants. not political refugees. and as such the granting of a quasirefugee status to them would be unwise and would set an unfortunate precedent. For those who truly do face persecution. there is the avenue of relief always open known as political asylum. For those who do not qualify for political asylum. there are other options of relief available that do not entail an abrogation of our responsibility as a nation to control our own borders.
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Most Salvadorans are economic migrants, not political refugees.