Speaker. I rise in support of this rule. and this bill as well. This is an issue that suspends the deportation of illegal immigrants. both Nicaraguans and Salvadorans. for 2 to 3 years pending completion of review by Congress and by the GAO on the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran refugees. This legislation makes the Salvadorans ineligible for most forms of Federal public assistance. The administration has already suspended deportation for the Nicaraguans. and has not done so for the Salvadorans. because it does not want to give credence to the arguments of those sponsoring the efforts that the internal conditions in El Salvador are comparable to those in Nicaragua. The suspension of Salvadorans should be done on the basis of foreign and domestic policy concerns and on humanitarian considerations. Both President Duarte and Archbishop Rivera Damas. the archbishop of Metropolitan San Salvador. have voiced support for this legislation.
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