It is a bill that we should not adopt. I am looking at the numbers here. There are about 800.000 Salvadorans that would be affected according to the figures I have gotten from the Immigration Service. There are about 200.000 Nicaraguans. and perhaps 45.000 Chinese. many of whom. as I said earlier. would be affected by the already passed legislation. So this just does not make sense. As wellintentioned as I know the gentleman from Connecticut and the gentleman from Massachusetts are. this bill is Just bad policy. and it is not necessary to provide the relief that they seek for the individuals involved. If there are truly people who are in fear of prosecution upon being returned to El Salvador. Nicaragua. and China. they can either go through the asylum process. or the Attorney General has the discretion. and he has granted it in the case of the Chinese. he can stay the deportation for whatever period is a reasonable period in his view. and that is being done. So I encourage my colleagues to defeat this legislation.
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