Anyone who is familiar with the conditions of the displaced persons camps. knows the desperate situation that these people are forced to deal with. Not all Salvadorans who leave their country come to the United States. Many thousands are in Mexico. Costa Rica. Belize. and Honduras. Many are living in prisonlike refugee camps. and are not allowed to venture beyond the gates. They are forced to live like prisoners. Mr. Speaker. let me take a moment to clear up some frequent distortions about H.R. 618. First. this bill does not conflict with the recently passed Immigration Reform and Control Act. In fact. for the record. let me point out that myself. Mr.
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