However. only 3 percent of the El Salvadorans who have applied during the same period have been granted asylum. This is true. despite the continuing reports of disappearances and repression encountered by Salvadorans who return to their country. These facts once again illustrate the Reagan administrations belief that persecution carried out by a Communist government is detestable. while the persecution carried out by a nonCommunist government is acceptable. Our course is clear. The refugee situation in Central America requires a special solution. This bill offers it. By suspending the detention and deportation of the beleaguered citizens of El Salvador and Nicaragua. this bill embodies the humanitarian spirit of the American people. I urge my colleagues to support it.
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