In 1986. the war claimed 1.700 civilians and 25 percent of the population of El Salvador has been displaced. A 1986 study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found a "strong statistical relationship between the level of political violence in El Salvador and the number of El Salvadorans who migrate to the United States. Furthermore. the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees [UNHCR] stated that persons who left El Salvador after the outbreak of the civil war are entitled to a "prima facie" recognition as refugees by all nations. The UNHCR has also informed the United States that it was in violation of international law by deporting refugees back to El Salvador. The administration has contended that Salvadorans leave their country not because they fear persecution but because they seek improved economic status in the United States. In arguing that Salvadorans returned to their homeland have not faced persecution. the State Department has relied on reports by the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration [ICM] which are based on ICMs reception program for returning Salvadorans.
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