Illegal immigration continued to swell after the 1986 amnesty despite employer sanctions. The conflict ended after Mendoza made concessions such as freeing Indian slaves and granting amnesty. Public pressure soon forced the granting of an amnesty. James offered free elections and a general amnesty for the rebels. He was released by presidential amnesty. All these measures, with the exception of the general amnesty of prisoners, were introduced gradually. He is a designated prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He called for a public debate on whether an amnesty should be considered. He was a supporter of Amnesty International. He describes himself as an atheist and a supporter of Amnesty International. Furthermore, they believed that Spain reneged on her promise of amnesty. The decision was criticised by Amnesty International. The delegates returned to Manitoba with only a promise of a forthcoming amnesty. This would eventually be detrimental to his attempts at amnesty. His proposed amnesty is still ill-defined.