I believe the amendment offered by my friend and colleague. JOHN CONYERS. presents a more humanitarian and comprehensive approach to dealing with the needs of those Haitians who come to our shores. By granting temporary protected status to Haitians until a democratically elected government has been restored in their country. the Conyers amendment recognizes that this restoration may take more than the 6 months allowed for In the committee bill. The amendment also takes into account the fact that there may be more Haitians fleeing their country after the February 5 deadline set out in the committee bill. We need to have a policy for all Haitians. not just the ones with the good fortune to have come into United States custody before February 5. We have provided temporary protected status to Salvadorans whose homeland was torn apart by civil war. The United States Government also routinely permits those escaping the Castro regime in Cuba to enter our country. Thus. we have established a tradition of providing refuge for immigrants from other troubled nations in our hemisphere. We should continue that tradition today by adopting the Conyers amendment.
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