President Duarte. expressed in his recent letter to President Reagan requesting EVD for his country. As you will recall. President Duarte describes the devastating economic impact the Immigration Reform Act will have on El Salvador because. of the return of hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans who do not qualify for legalization under our new law. At the same time. I sympathize with all the other countries around the world that suffer from economic hardship or some form of civil strife or national catastrophe. It is important. therefore. that a rationale. freestanding legislative approach be developed to allow individuals to remain here temporarily until conditions in their country improve. The legislation introduced today establishes the criteria for such action and replaces the ad hoc approach currently being used with EVD. I think the legislation introduced today fills a gap between our Refugee Act and our immigration laws and urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
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