Mr. Chairman. I urge my House colleagues to vote against H.R. 618. which would stay the deportation of Salvadorans and Nicaraguans. I would like to explain that while sympathetic to the problems facing El Salvador. I believe this legislation is not the solution and I would like to recommend an alternative. First. this legislation undermines the new Immigration Reform and Control Act which passed only last fall and which is just now at its implementation stage. For three Congresses. we worked toward a consensus that was fair and responsive to a growing national concern over millions of illegal aliens in our midst. Employer sanctions were included to deter future entry to seek employment. Legalization was a compassionate response to those who have been here for some time.
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