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JULY 1984
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Don't Rush to the Immigration
Service Yet
By Gordon Quan
As many of you may know, the United States House
of Representatives has spent the past two weeks in
intensive debate concerning the new immigration act
known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill. While we have all
read that amnesty has been approved by the House for
people in the United States before January 1, 1982,
don't rush down to the Immigration Service thinking
your "Green Card" is waiting to be picked up.
While the recent actions by the House of Represen-
tatives are significant, this is only one step in a legisla-
tive process that still will require extensive politicking
before a final bill is presented to the President.
Because there is a great deal of difference between the
House and Senate version of the Bill which was
approved over a year ago, the Bill will need to go to a
conference committee to iron out the differences. A
compromise bill will then need to be presented to both
the House and the Senate for a new vote before it is
presented to the President for approval. While Presi-
dent Reagan has recently voiced his support for the
Simpson-Mazzoli Bill there have been questions in the
past as to whether the President would use the veto of
this bill to garner political support from the many pow-
erful groups against the Bill. These groups include
such organizations as the AFL-CIO, the United States
Chamber of Commerce, MALDEF, LULAC and the
ACLU The fight over this Bill is far from over and no
one can estimate when or if we will have new immigra-
tion legislation.
Don't think that the Immigration Service has thrown
in the towel on enforcement of our present law because
of the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill Maurice Inman, General
Counsel for the Immigration & Naturalization Service,
stated in a speech last week before the American Immi-
gration Lawyer Association in Los Angeles that the
Immigration and Naturalization Service will continue
to enforce the law To emphasize this point, area raids
were conducted on several garment factories in the
Los Angeles area. When asked about the so-called
"sanctuary" movement in Texas, Mr. Inman stated that
he planned to seek jail time for the volunteer social
worker in Brownsville recently found guilty of aiding a
family from El Salvador.
In Houston, the Immigration and Naturalization Ser-
vice has stepped up its number of apprehensions and
has added a new 300-bed detention facility and a new
immigration judge to handie more deportation cases.
Two more Immigration Service Attorneys are sche-
duled for assignment in Houston this summer to prose-
cute cases.
I'm reminded of the Hong Kong newspapers that
prematurely announced two years ago that the new law
had already been passed and caused a panic for many
people who would be affected by the Bill.
Before doing anything concerning this new law, seek
competent advice. Only an attorney or an organization
accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals (i.e.
the YMCA, Red Cross, Catholic Charities, etc.) can
represent a person before the Immigration Service.
Notary Publics are not legal representatives nor are
"immigration consultants." In Texas, the courts and
the Attorney General have issued numerous injunc-
tions and brought deceptive trade practice claims
against these so-called immigration consultants.
Many people have lost time and money trusting these
individuals.
While corruption in government exists in many
countries, it is a felony to try to bribe a United States
government official. Don't believe those who claim
that you can pay someone to obtain a right that you do
not qualify for. The government will not hesitate to
prosecute you, the intermediary and the official
If you think you can go down to the Immigration
Service office to apply for amnesty, don't be surprised
if you end up in custody, under bond and before an
immigration judge in deportation proceedings. Don't
rush to the Immigration Service yet! There will still be
plenty of politicking before an amnesty program
becomes a reality.
Mr. Quart is presently Chairman of the Texas Chap-
ter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
and is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality
Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Press Club Honors
Congratulations to Houston Post reporter Mike
Yuen, who was honored along with other Houston
journalists during the May 31 award program of the
Press Club of Houston, honoring outstanding writing
and reporting during 1983 with its Excellence in Jour-
nalism Awards
Yuen took both first and second place in the News-
paper Spot News category, on his coverage of a bus
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the U.S. Marines in Beirut; and also reaped Honorable
Mention in the Newspaper Feature category for his
story on the internment of Japanese Americans during
World War II
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ton resident of less than three years, is a former repor-
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Ng Added to FBI List,
Wanted in Seattle Slayings
Wai-Chiu Ng, a 27 year-old British citizen who is
wanted in connection with the brutal murders of thir-
teen individuals in Seattle, Washington, has been
named to the FBI's list of "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives,"
FBI Director William H Webster has announced
Born on November 26, 1956, in Hong Kong, Ng is
described as a 5'7", 129 pound Asian male with black
hair and brown eyes He reportedly has a slight to
medium build and an olive complexion. Ng speaks
Cantonese and is an avid bowler and gambler He has
previously been employed as a machinist and a painter
and used Social Security Number 219-70-2014 Ng's
aliases include Ng Wai Chow, Ng Wai Chiu, Tong Eng.
Tony Wai Chiu Ng, and "Tony." At birth he was given
the Chinese Telegraphic Code Number 0124-0251-
6389.
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gerous. Anyone with information concerning Ng is
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nearest office of the FBI, the number of which may be
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