Mr. President. I wish to call to the attention of my colleagues a letter that I recently sent to the Most Reverend Arturo Rivera y Dames. the archbishop of the city of San Salvador in El Salvador. concerning legislation which would suspend the deportation of Salvadorans who are illegally in the United States. Archbishop Rivera y Damas recently wrote a letter to all Members of Congress urging that the Senate and the House of Representatives pass legislation which would suspend the deportation of Salvadorans who are presently in our country In an illegal immigration status. Senator DENNIS DECONCINI and Congressman JOE MOAKLEY sent to every Member of Congress the archbishops letter. in which he there stated his reasons for supporting such legislation. In my letter of response to the archbishop. I have reviewed my reasons for deeply believing that a blanket immigration remedy such as this is a bad and treacherous course for U.S. immigration and refugee policy. I wish to make my letter a part of the RECORD on this debate. I ask unanimous consent that my letter be printed in the RECORD.
Keywords matched
immigration illegal immigration deportation refugee