TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1984 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9 a.m., in room 2237, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Romano L. Mazzoli (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Mazzoli, Hall, Frank, Crockett, Smith, Lungren, McCollum, and Fish. Staff present: Arthur P. Endres, Jr., counsel; Lynn Conway and Eugene Pugliese, assistant counsel; Peter Regis and Bernadette Maguire, legislative assistants; and Peter J. Levinson, associate counsel. Mr. MAZZOLI. Ladies and gentlemen, the subcommittee will come to order. I will make a short opening statement and then yield to our friend from Massachusetts. Today's hearing has been called to consider legislation which has been introduced to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for Salvadoran nationals now in the United States. This legislation, H.R. 4447, has been introduced by our distinguished colleague from Massachusetts, Joe Moakley, along with several cosponsors. This subcommittee has closely monitored developments relating to the return of Salvadorans to El Salvador over the past two Congresses. In this connection, on my part a letter was sent to the Secretary of State in January of this year, requesting information from the Department with respect to a report on the status of those people who have been returned to El Salvador. The letter also requested an urgent submission of departmental reports on this legislation. I am obliged to report that to date I have not received any response to our letter and the departmental report has been submitted only late this week. Many of our colleagues feel strongly that our Government should grant extended-voluntary-departure status to Salvadorans in view of the conditions in their home, and in view of the fact that such status applies to Poles, Ethiopians, Afghans. (1) In today's hearing we will receive testimony from our friend from Massachusetts and other colleagues on this point. We will also today hear from administration witnesses with respect to why the administration sees the extended voluntary departure as not necessary or appropriate at this time. [A copy of H.R. 4447 follows:] To provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and congressional review of conditions in El Salvador, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 17, 1983 Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. PRITCHARD, Mr. FRANK, Mr. WEISS, Mr. OTTINGER, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. TownS, AND Mr. LowRY of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Rules A BILL To provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and congressional review of conditions in El Salvador, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That (a) the President shall investigate and report to the 4 Congress, not later than eighteen months after the date of 5 the enactment of this Act, concerning— (1) displaced persons in El Salvador, including— (A) the number of such persons; In today's hearing we will receive testimony from our friend from Massachusetts and other colleagues on this point. We will also today hear from administration witnesses with respect to why the administration sees the extended voluntary departure as not necessary or appropriate at this time. [A copy of H.R. 4447 follows:] To provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and congressional review of conditions in El Salvador, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 17, 1983 Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. PRITCHARD, Mr. FRANK, Mr. WEISS, Mr. OTtinger, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. TownS, AND Mr. LOWRY of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Rules A BILL To provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and congressional review of conditions in El Salvador, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That (a) the President shall investigate and report to the 4 Congress, not later than eighteen months after the date of 5 the enactment of this Act, concerning (1) displaced persons in El Salvador, including (A) the number of such persons; |