Mr. Chairman. I wish to commend the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts for the diligence and compassion he has shown over the past years in shepherding this bill through the legislative process of this body. Over the years. his voice has been a constant one in speaking out for refugees and the need to provide them with a safe haven. Conditions inside El Salvador continue to be alarming. While political killings and disappearances are lower than they were at the beginning of the civil war. the Associated Press reported that in 1986. there were 1.700 cases of political assassinations and kidnapings.
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