BUSH IMMIGRANT PLAN DRAWS FIRE OUTCRY AMONG ASIAN-AMERICAN LEADERS.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau Asian-American leaders blasted President George W. Bush's newest immigration reform Immigration reform is the common term used in political discussions regarding changes to immigration policy. In a certain sense, reform can be general enough to include promoted, expanded, or open immigration, but in reality discussions of reform often deal with the aspect of plan Wednesday, accusing the White House of tearing families apart with a guest-worker program that prohibits foreigners from bringing family to the U.S. The outcry is part of a mobilization of immigrant-rights groups gearing up to oppose the plan hashed out by the administration and a handful of Republican senators. Under the plan, illegal immigrants would pay $3,500 for a new Z work visa, and pay the same amount to renew it every three years. To apply for a green card, an illegal immigrant would have to leave the country, apply at a U.S. embassy and pay a $10,000 fine. It also would become harder for legal immigrants to bring siblings and parents into the U.S., and new temporary foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a would be unable to bring their families. "If the White House proposal becomes reality, it will be nearly the same as the Chinese Exclusion Act 1. Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892. of 1882," said Michael Lin, executive director of the Organization of Chinese Americans About OCA Founded in 1973, Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. . The first significant law restricting immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. into the U.S., the Chinese Exclusion Act put a 10-year moratorium on Chinese immigration and placed new restrictions on those who had already entered the country. "It's hard to believe the White House is contemplating anti-family measures as part of immigration reform," Lin said, charging the proposal would make it nearly impossible for legal immigrants to sponsor family members for immigration. A White House spokeswoman referred calls about the plan to the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , which did not return calls. Eun Sook Lee, executive director of the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium in Los Angeles, called the plan unacceptable. "The White House secret plan is anti-worker and anti-family," she said. Filipino, Southeast Asian and Vietnamese activists also joined in the attack. One advocate noted that in the case of Vietnamese immigrants, many came as refugees and have waited years to be reunited with family members. "This would undermine Asian-American communities," said Karen Narasaki, president of the Asian American Justice Center. lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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