European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday. July 10,1987 Gramps meets his Waterloo Frank Siw Raan throws in he Towel tuesday after catching a bucket of water in the fare. Nine year old grandson Michael Kupa if Buffalo n.y., scores a toss during the water fight be tween outnumbered shaman and bin four grandchildren but it s a great Way to beat the heal. Easing nicaraguan exiles entry defended Washington a the Rea Gan administration thursday defended its decision liberalizing immigration standards for nicaraguan exiles in the United states while denying similar liberalization of standards for Salva Dorans these Steps were taken in order to ensure that individuals with a Well founded fear of prosecution in Nicara Gua will be allowed to remain in the United Stales for the present and be Able to support themselves by work ing said presidential spokesman Marlin Fitz Walcer. Al Salvador is a democracy and a different set of circumstances and we judge that the nicaraguan circumstances Are different in a Way that justifies this decision he said. The order signed wednesday by attorney general Edwin Mcnese Iii after consultation with the while House was applauded by one Nicara Gua activist but criticized by some in Congress who favor action on be half of both nicaraguan and Salvado ran exiles. Rep Joe Moakley d-mass., said the decision is nothing but a political ruse to Lull them into  Moakley has sponsored legislation that would Grant extended voluntary de parture status to nicaraguan and Salva Doran refugees in the United states. The measure would allow refugees from those two countries to slay in the United states for two years without fear of deportation while the congressional general accounting office studied their fears of persecution. The administration decision Means that nicaraguan exiles in the United Stales who Piave Well founded fears of persecution in their native land won t be deposed even if their Asylum requests already have been rejected. The decision liberalized immigration standards for the 200,000 nicaraguan exiles in the United states. The order also says that every qualified nicaraguan seeking a work authorization will be entitled to one. It s the most exciting a i the nicaraguans have had since 1979," said Roberto Arguello wad of the Nicara Guan american Bankers association and a vocal Coinman by activist in the Miami area where As Many As 75,000 Nicara Guan exiles live. There s going to be a lot of celebrating in Miami. A desc declared that from now on the . Immigration and naturalization service will apply the Standard handed Down March 9 by the supreme court that made it easier for illegal aliens to seek Asylum in the United states. The Standard is based on Well founded fear of persecution rather than the previously applied Standard of Clear probability of persecution. Perry Rifkin ins director in Miami said that 35 percent of nicaraguan Refu gees requests far Asylum already have been granted. Most refugees have come Here to escape the sandinista government if Kin said. Nicaraguans won t go Back to even visit once they be applied for any  sen. Bob Graham d-fta., applauded the administration s action As an appropriate response to what he called the authoritarian communist nature of the sandinista regime. Salvadorans however arc not being granted the same status. A salvadoran claim is harder to prove said Rifkin. They Don t have a dictator there. The record is  asian gongs called greatest threat to California san Francisco a rapidly expanding asian gangs have become the largest and fastest growing threat to pub lie safely in California says the state at Torney general. Releasing his department s annual report on organized crime in califor Nia attorney general John Van de Kamp on wednesday called asian gangs a new threat and a learning situation fur Law enforcement that will a Quiri state Federal and International Affons to combat. The gangs keeping Pate Wilh the us us Siut a of chinese Jii Panow Koil an Jim iut u and taiwanese immigrating to California prey Primar ily on their own ethnic communities through extortion residential robberies assaults prostitution Auto thefts gambling and drug trafficking he said. A wild card in the matter. Van de ramp said is the impending Transfer of Hong Kong from British to Mainland chinese control in 1997. Hong Kong is Home to Large Well organized and notoriously violent Crimi Nal groups called triads and the attorney general Laid Many already Hae started moving their Aniels and organisations out. That movement is expected to accelerate sharply in the next decade and the triad s favorite destination is the West coast of the United slates especially California and most especially san Francisco with los Angeles too a preferred destination he said. In addition to the Kong Kong based triads two other gangs have sophisticated organized crime groups Here with International connections. The wan Ching gang which originated among chinese immigrants in ihi1 i nil cd states control gambling  i Lule the United Bamboo Winch by gun in Taiwan n i Milvi d in murder drug trafficking and other crimes the report states. The japanese crime group Rakuza actively involved in smuggling porno Graphy and handguns to Japan and in narcotics trafficking also increased ill presence in California last year Van de Kamp said. It has an estimated world wide membership of 100,000 and rep resents a major International criminal Furuc the report Alio said thousands of korean and taiwanese women Are believed i he pan if prostitution rings throughout the Tiai Iii Vujih Romeul the larger rings in in in in i us Angeles