He was moved by the stories and was trying to figure out a way to protect this group of people who he thought would be endangered if they were sent back. And so We drafted the TPS statute, which didn't become law, I think, until 1990. And since then, you know, countless people have been protected. But the whole concern was that our immigration policy was being politicized. And I feel that way now. (00:42–00:47)
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