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.
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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
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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
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He emphasized that while there
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the Coast G u ard there are some
strict requirem ents that must be
met. These include “ N o arrest rec
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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.
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