Erica. who has been working as a lay volunteer with the Sisters of Assumption In Santa Ana. El Salvador. Erica recently volunteered to go to the northern part of the country to help in the resettlement of 4.500 refugees returning from years of exile in Honduras. Mr. President. I ask to insert into the RECORD at the end of my remarks Ericas letter describing her experiences and the conditions that hamper the resettlement of these refugees. The firsthand experiences of people like Erlca who have dedicated themselves to working for peace and justice in Central America are vital to the ongoing debate on U.S. policy in the region. I hope that my colleagues will read and consider Ericas reflections. I commend her for her humanitarian work for peace and I hope that Congress will continue to work toward more constructive U.S. involvement in the Central American peace process. The letter follows: (Erica DahlBredine--a 1983 graduate of Silver High School and a 1987 graduate of Notre Dame Universityis accompanying tile international church group that Is trying to be a presence with the peasants who have just returned from Honduras to El Salvador after seven years of exile. (She left Santa Ana. El Salvador. on October 20. 1987. to accompany volunteers to the War Zone in northern El Salvador. where these peasant refugees are trying to resettle. (She is the daughter of Phil and Kathy DahlBredine and writes this account to her family in Silver City. NM.) October. 1987. DEAR FAMILY: Im hoping that I can send this with one of the Internationals (people from the U.S. or other countries who accompany the refugees) who may be going back to tile U.S. soon. If not. itll have to wait until I return. Like I thought.
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