Many are underground. Very few have benefited from political asylumwhich has not been fairly administered. Most are afraid that they will be forcibly returned to the hostilities in their homeland. I believe it is in our national self interest to bring these refugees out of the shadows and to give them an opportunity to remain temporarilyas well as a reason to present themselves to the appropriate authorities. Enactment of H.R. 45 will help us regulate and control the presence of these people. Our current policies have failedits time for a change. Weve spent $30 million on detention facilities to imprison Central Americans whose only crime has been to seek political asylum.
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