Mr. Speaker. as chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. as the Representative of the 13th Congressional District In Michigan. I wanted to share with my colleagues the resolution adopted on October 4. 1989. by the Detroit City Council supporting a peaceful negotiated settlement to the conflict In El Salvador and recognizing the rights of Salvadorans who seek refuge in the United States to be recongized as refugees with all the rights accorded by that status. The resolution was adopted by the city council on the occasion of the visit of 12 Salvadoran refugees that are taking part In the National Pilgrimage for Peace. The pilgrimage Is attempting to educate people in the United States about the plight of Salvadoran refugees. The full text of the resolution of the Detroit City Council follows:
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