This resolution is an expression of good will toward the people of El Salvador and toward President Armando Calderon del Sol who was just recently here. and we have had discussions with him and as he faces the challenges that are still present before El Salvador. But we are confident that El Salvador. as has been mentioned here. will continue to progress. building democratic institutions and improving the lives of the Salvadoran people. We can do our part by making sure that the seeds of democracy which are taking root in El Salvador are fully cemented. and that is why I want to hail the Attorney Generals decision not to deport. not to deport Salvadorans who came to the United States. fleeing from civil war. as a result of our foreign policy in part. and now would have made a dramatic economic impact on El Salvador if. in fact. they were massively deported. These are people who I believe had rights under the law which were eviscerated under the Immigration Reform Act of last year. and whose rights retroactively should never have been abolished in that manner. In essence. by preserving their opportunity to go ahead and make their case before the Immigration Court of Appeals. this provides an opportunity for El Salvador also to flourish in the process. So I want to commend all of those and also the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who worked very hard on this with the administration. For our part we want to make sure that the United States Congress and administration provide El Salvador with the necessary resources and the type of policy that continues stability and growth. stability which is clearly in the national interests of the United States in a region that is so close to our borders.
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