Mr. President. the experience of this Honduran family. now separated. is not an isolated incident. I have here scores of other similarly compelling examples of families who went in to the Immigration Service expecting assistance only to be immediately issued deportation notices. But Mr. President. let the amnesty record of our country be clear. The results exceeded most of our expectations. Over 3 million productive workers and their families were brought out of the shadows and under the protection of our laws. For this we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the men and women of the Immigration Service and to the volunteers and professionals of the voluntary agencies and community groups for their extraordinary efforts in making the program the success that it was. The Immigration Service developed the family fairness policy in October 1987. And since that time. officers in the field have used this policy flexibly to keep many families together. By and large.
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