The individuals who would be here in EVD are not able to get public assistance. whereas originally they might have. Furthermore. there are no preference rights. while these people are here in extended voluntary departure they cannot ask legally for their families to join them. The time spent in extended voluntary departure does not count toward the 7 years which under the existing INA allows a person to stay here and not go back home and ask for suspension of deportation. So. to that extent this is a much better offering. I will say to the gentleman as I say to the House there has been in two separate hearings before our subcommittee. the 98th Congress. the 99th Congress. no credible evidence ever adduced to say that an individual who would be returned to El Salvador is treated cruelly. foully or in anywise persecuted. This is not to say that it does not happen. This is only to say that there has been no evidence that we were ever able to have before our committee that this actually occurs. The second reason for my supporting the amendment of the gentleman is that if we were to accept the gentlemans language. we would go back to pre1980 dealing with refugees and asylees. I would urge the House to support the amendment of the gentleman.
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