Mr. Chairman. as a cosponsor of H.R. 618. I strongly support suspending the deportation of Salvadorans and Nicaraguans. For too long. our policies have treated refugees from these two countries unequally. We have forced thousands of Salvadorans to return home with their personal safety in jeopardy. Both El Salvador and Nicaragua are torn with civil strife. War has displaced 1 million Salvadorans and threequarters of a million Nicaraguans. Political factions in both countries have been responsible for the injury and death of innocent civilians. In El Salvador. 62.000 civilians have died in the civil war. In Nicaragua. the Sandinista government has frequently violated the human rights of civilians. and the Contras have systematically attacked civilians working with the government.
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