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Page 2 Portland Observer, June 23, 1982 Migrant bill Congressional session sleeper by James Ridgeway Pacific News Service W A S H IN G TO N , D .C .— The po litical sleeper o f the year is the Simp- son-Mazzoni b ill, which a fte r get ting o ff to a slow start last month now is speeding thiough the Senate and is expected to wi;. easy passage, possibly in early June. This legislation, the first basic re write o f the immigration laws in 30 years, would provide a form o f am nesty for illegal aliens, set up a sys tem o f employer sanctions for those who hire illegals, establish a worker id entificatio n system, and place a formal cap on immigration levels. It also would set up m achinery to speed assembly procedures for refu gees. The b ill’ s success a p p a ren tly is due in large part to linking the im migration question to current high levels o f u n em ploym ent, thereby picking up solid union support while frightening away poten tial liberal opposition. In late M a rc h , just as the b ill headed for final hearings in a Senate subcommittee, the Immigration and Naturalization Service conducted its “ Operation Jobs” raids, rounding up 5 ,500 illegals who the service claim ed were taking w ork away from unemployed Americans. The raids appear to have helped muster support for the legislation. In the Senate, Allan Simpson (R .- W yo .), chief sponsor, is pushing the legislation through the immigration subcommittee where he has encoun tered very little opposition from one p o ten tially fo rm id ab le opponent, E d w ard K ennedy. Kennedy has raised questions about the bill but is not expected to o ffe r s ig n ifica n t opposition. His position reflects the views o f the b u lk o f organized la bor. Dennis DeConcini (D .-A r iz .), another potential opponent on the im m ig ratio n subcom m ittee, is up for re-election this fall and has tee tered back and fo rth on the issue. H e may o ffe r token resistance in deference to Southwest agricultural interests, who want free movement o f cheap labor. Otherwise, there is little opposi tion within the Simpson subcommit tee. Judiciary Committee chairman Strom T h u rm o n d ( R .- S .C .) , who sits on the subcommittee, is a strong Simpson ally and has said he w ill push the immigration bill in the full committee. Lobbyists fo r the legislation say Howard Baker, the Senate M ajority leader, has tentatively scheduled the measure for full floor debate late in M a y or early June. Once on the floor, it should pass easily. In the H ouse, th e re ’s been nc m ovem ent to d ate. Congressman Romano Mazzoli (D .-K y .), co-spon sor in that body and chairman o f the im m ig ratio n subcom m ittee, is ex pected to hold hearings once the Senate committee reports out a bill. The once-powerful opposition to the imm igration measure has w ith ered away. The American Civil Lib erties U nion, once in the forefront o f opposition because o f possible in fringement o f civil liberties due to the w orker id en tificatio n system, now offers lame protests. Hispanic groups are against the legislation, but they have little clout in W ash ington. The U.S. Chamber o f Com merce doesn’ t like the em ployer sanctions, but its opposition is rela tively narrow and not particularly vocal. A n association o f im m ig ra tion lawyers has hired a lobbyist to fight the bill. A ll sides o f the opposition, how ever, virtually concede defeat. They go through the m otions, but the protests are lackluster and h a lf hearted. The real question, seldom d is cussed, is whether the legislation, legal status for an add itio n al two once it becomes law, can ever be en forced . Am nesty fo r illegals, fo r years before becoming fu lly legal residents. example, will depend on some sort o f record-keeping to dem onstrate But since illegals are often poor, when each individual alien entered have no bank accounts, aren’t likely the United States. The amnesty will to have kept receipts, and in general apply only to those who entered the live in an underground economy, U nited States before Jan. 1, 1978. deciding who entered the country Those w ho entered between that when may prove an impossible task. date and Jan. 1, 1980, must register As for employer sanctions, immi with the IN S and remain in a quasi- gration lawyers d o n ’ t think it can work. Virginia, one o f several states with employer sanctions, has more illegal aliens now living and working there than in W ashing to n , D .C ., which has no employer sanctions. In Virginia, judges routinely throw em ployer sanctions cases out o f court. As for the worker identification system, the art o f m aking phony green cards and passports has reached such a level that counterfeit documents are expected to be com mon, claim critics. © Pacific New» Service, IVH2 Aaron Mitchell and Son Plumbing * Experienced P lum ber * Licensed end Bonded Established in business for 25 years Have lived in the Portland Area for 40 years WE STAND BEHIND ALL JOBS 1703 N.E. Alberta 288-4040 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR Future bleak for Malvinas islanders The victory o f the B ritish in re gaining the Malvinas (Falklands) is only the beginning o f the changes what w ill come to the islands and the expenses that will accrue to the British people. Because Argentina may continue to harass the British forces left there and deploy occasional bom bing raids, B ritain w ill have to leave a military presence on the islands. The Stanley airp o rt w ill have to be repaired and improved to receive long-range transports and a military airport will have to be built. As long as there is an air threat, a squadron o f Phantoms will be required. A garrison o f 3,000 men w ill be left behind, including engineers and missile detachments. H elicopters w ill be required fo r tro o p m ove ments. A n a ir defense network w ith ra d a r, airb o rn e e a rly -w a rn in g a ir craft, missiles, etc., will be required. O ne or more nuclear submarines will be stationed just outside Argen tine waters to observe the A rg en tine navy, and a few small ships will be on hand to intercept Argentine raiding parties. The cost will depend on whether the soldiers are added to the existing military or merely taken from exist ing troops. Currently B ritain’s obli gation to N A T O are not being met because troops are removed to fight in N o rth ern Ire la n d . A ny fu rth e r defection would harm relations with European allies. W ith o u t added troops it w ould cost abo u t 100 m illio n pounds a year, with significant start-up costs. The total cost would be 300 m illion pounds a year for five years, a heavy expendidute on top o f the 2 billion pound cost o f regaining the islands. The lives o f the 1800 islanders will be drastically changed by the British garrison and the construction work ers that will be required. Prices will rise and in fla tio n w ill become rampant. T h e S hackleton study on what should be done w ith the M alvinas has been revised. In an earlier study Lord Shackleton, finding that the Falkland Islands Company is a pow erful monopoly and most o f its pro fits are sent to B ritain, had recom mended splitting much o f the absen tee-owned property into small land- holdings fo r residents. He hoped this would overcome the islanders’ apathy ahd give them a greater sense o f community. investments will have to wait until the nature o f peace with Argentina is kno w n . Any new developm ent would be dependent on relations w ith A rg e n tin a or w ith another South American nation— Uruguay, Chile or Brazil. TO TALK ABOUT WHOLESALE POWER RATES. Additional field hearings will be held Monday evening. June 28 We urge you to attend and to comment, either orally or In writing, on the proposed increase in Bonneville Power Administration wholesale power rates Exploration for oil is out since oil rigs would be vulnerable to attack. Tourism or small industry would de pend on communications w ith L a tin America. We've already heard from hundreds of Northwest people at the initial field hearings in April and by mail Lengthy formal hearings have produced thousands of pages of testimony a n d exhibit?- Now. with all that in the record, It's your turn again The greatest unknow n is the “ kclpers” themselves. W ill they want to stay on the island surround ed by British soldiers? Transcripts of previous hearings and copies of various studies can be seen at any of our area or district offices For office locations or other information, call our Public Involvement Coordinator toll free in Oregon. 1-800-452-8429; in other Northwest states, 1-800-547-6048 Economy increases military enlistments by Nathaniel Scott Station, 425 S .W . T aylo r Street, is the exam ination station fo r a ll o f Oregon except six Eastern counties that border Id ah o . Six counties in W ashington are included in the Portland’s station area. The “ ceiling” for enlistment in all services has been raised, Bellem said. The National Guard is at ” 100 per cent o f its admission quota and all the other services are at 150 per cent.” The ratio o f minorities processed through the station, according to C apt. Bellem, is seven per cent for the A rm y and N avy, three per cent for the A ir Force, and one per cent The m ilitary services enlistment rate is “ the best it has ever been,” according to Captain Daniel Bellen o f the M ilitary Entrance Processing Station in P ortland. He attributes this increase “ to a certain degree” to economic conditions. The station has processed more people over the course o f the past six months than it did over the past year. During the past six months he has noticed an increase o f people w ith tw o or more years o f college coming through the office. The M ilitary Entrance Processing Amazingly, snakes can go w ithout any food for a year or more. • The first advertisement ever broadcast over T V was an ann ouncem ent fo r Bulova w atches on July 1, 1941. T h at was the beginning of com m ercial te le vision in America. Am ong people w ho live longer than average, ac cording to insurance statistics, are clergymen, scien tists, sym phony orchestra conductors. S uprem e Court Justices and teachers. We do^iotrlo business w ith South Africe. b American State Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Ottica 2737 N. E. Union Portland, Oregon 97212 J for the Marine Corps. On an average, “ there are 85 people in the station every day doing some kind o f processing,” including physical and psychological testing. “ A ll services except the M a rin e Corps require a high school diplom a.” In a d d itio n each branch o f the services is doing its own urinalysis within hours after the enlistee’s a r rival to determine whether or not he or she is a drug user. He added that the adm ission o f the use o f any drug “ autom atically” disqualifies the in d ivid u al and that all service disqualifying factor inform ation is punched into the computer daily. C ap tain Bellem has not noticed an increase o f women com ing through the processing s tation , which he attributes in part to the job description lim ita tio n s placed on women. Nevertheless, there may be a growing trend looming on the hor izon. Sarah W estenbcrg, a P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity C ollege sophomore who plans to enter Portland State University as a junior this fall, views the m ilita ry as a means to accom plish an objective. Sarah recently enlisted in the A ir Force fo r a six-year stin t. W h ile com pleting her studies fo r a bachelor’s degree at PSU , she w i ll serve tw o years in the A ir Force R O T C (Reserve O fficers’ Training Corps) and enter the A ir Force as a Second L ieu ten an t upon g ra d u a tion. T he Coast G u a rd , according to W ayne N e w e ll, A M I (A v ia tio n S tru c tu ra l M echanic 1st c la s s - staff sergeant), receives most o f its inquiries from high schoolers but about 30 per cent have at least one year o f college. In addition, “ A large number o f college graduates are inquiring about the Coast G uard's officers’ candidate school.” A year ago, he said, the Coast Guard had about a year-and-a-half waiting list. A t the end o f the Carter administration, the waiting list was JUNE 28 HEARING LOCATIONS Registration 7 p m hearings 7 30 p m about three months.” He emphasized that while there are no educational requirements for the Coast G u ard there are some strict requirem ents that must be met. These include “ N o arrest rec ord (three speeding violations is a disqualifying factor) and no use o f drugs.” He added that initial enlistments are for fo u r years, that duty is throu g h o u t the w o rld , and that benefits are the same as fo r the other services. Pay starts at $551 per month and autom atically increases to $618 per month upon completion o f basic training. Burtay. 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