I regret to say that the Department of Justice has consistently rejected my request. Therefore. this bill is the last resort to providing a humanitarian response to the difficult situation confronting Salvadorans who have sought refuge in the United States from the fighting and turbulence in their home country. By suspending the deportation of Salvadorans until such time as conditions improve we will be responding in a manner that benefits the generous traditions of this country. Two weeks ago. Attorney General Meese announced that certain immigrationrelated initiatives would be implemented for the benefit of Nicaraguan nationals in the United States. Immediately thereafter. I wrote to the Attorney General. expressing my extreme displeasure that these initiatives. while laudatory. conspicuously excluded any reference to Salvadorans. To my mind. such disparate treatment is indefensible and provides a clear indication that this administration is incapable of implementing our asylum and refugee laws without interjecting unnecessary ideological consideration into the process. For that reason. I am more convinced than ever that Congress must intercede to correct these inequities by passing H.R. 618.
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