Mr. Speaker. today. I offer my amendment on behalf of approximately 800 Polish and Hungarian immigrants who legally entered this country between 1989 and 1991. My amendment will allow these 800 immigrants to adjust their status to permanent resident so that they one day may become full citizens of the United States. This group of Immigrants was paroled into the United States by the attomey general. Parole Is a limbo status which gives them the right to live in the United States Indefinitely. but denies them the opportunity to acquire permanent residency or citizenship. These immigrants have already endured much hardship and suffering. They came to the United States after living for years In refugees camps in Europe. All of the parolees were on the verge of gaining refugee status when U.S. refugee policy for those two nations changed. With the fall of communism in 1989. INS no longer accepted their refugee applications. In fairness to those who were far along In the application process. INS granted some of the applicants parole.
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