It has to be addressed in the interests of fairness. Now. there is another thing that has changed that I will also mention in the bill that was passed in 1996. a limit. a cap of 4.000 suspensions and adjustments per year was placed and put in force. I believe it was put in force at that level because it was the view of the drafters of the legislation that 4.000 would be adequate to meet the amount of such suspensions and adjustments of status that would be granted by the reviewing boards. the immigration courts. I believe that 4.000 figure was recommended by the Immigration Service because it was never contemplated that it would be applied to those who are in this category of Central Americans we are trying to address today because this category is a much larger group. They will consume more than 4.000 adjustments per year. because at least that many and probably as many as 7.000 or 8.000 more per year will meet the standard and be permitted to stay. The cap now in place has the perverse effect of literally putting people in a position where if they somehow meet the 7- or 10year standard. if they somehow meet the adjudicatory standard of whether or not they will be permitted to stay if the 4.000 cap is reached. they will still be deported. Now. I cant imagine that that was the intent of the drafters. and I cant imagine. frankly.
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