European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 20, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7 fast deportation urged for aliens lacking papers Washington apr Border inspectors would be authorized to turn Back aliens who Fly to . Airports without valid travel documents under legislation proposed by the immigration and naturalization service. The proposal to allow the summary exclusion of aliens who come to . Border checkpoints with forged stolen or invalid documents has been circulated for comment in the Justice department said officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Attorney general William p. Barr also is studying it said one department official. The proposed Bill would allow the immediate deportation of aliens who present themselves at Border checkpoints with fraudulent documents. The decision would not be reviewed by an immigration judge or a Federal court. The excluded aliens would be ineligible to apply for Asylum unless they could show they used a forged or stolen document solely to escape from a country where they faced persecution. If the Bill is proposed by the Bush administration it will draw criticism from human rights activists. A it essentially paints everyone who arrives without a valid passport or visa As bogus a said Arthur Helton of the lawyers committee for human rights. A in fact a True refugee would not Likely go to the Home country authorities to receive a passport or exit Helton said the proposal raises questions about whether Asylum seekers would be denied the due process guaranteed by the Constitution. The proposal is intended to Stem the rising tide of aliens allowed to enter the United states without valid travel documents because the ins docs not have enough space to detain them. Delays in ins proceedings and a shortage of space in immigration detention facilities have produced a flood of aliens entering the United states by flying to american airports officials said. In 1990, 43,580 aliens who travelled to . Airports did not have valid documents according to ins figures. That was an increase from 19,168 in 1987, the figures showed. Proposals to allow summary exclusion of aliens have not found much support on Capitol Hill in the past. Bashing not new to americans detained in Camps 50 years ago san Francisco up on a Cool afternoon in Early 1942, 22-year-old Tsuyako a a sox Kitashima.,stood with her family in their Back Yard burning All traces of their asian heritage As anti japanese hysteria spread in the Wake of Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately the Small Bonfire of photographs letters and keepsakes failed to prevent the . Government from evacuating and interning the Kitashima. They were among the 110,000 americans of japanese ancestry who were removed mostly from the Pacific coast during world War ii. On feb. 19, 1942, president Franklin d. Roosevelt signed executive order 9066. It authorized the establishment of restricted military areas for the internment of aliens and japanese american citizens to prevent espionage and sabotage. The government built 10 internment Camps in seven states that held the first and second generation Japa Nese americans such As a a sox Kitashima. The Kitashima were forced to sell their belongings and bring Only what they could carry on May 9,1942, to a detention Center at the now defunct tanforan horse Racetrack South of san Francisco. The five family members lived in a dirty horse stall for months. Kitashima said one of her worst moments came when the soldiers ushered the internees in for their first meal which consisted of discoloured lunch meat and moldy bread. A most of us were in Shock a the 72-year-old Kitashima said. A i believe i was in America that first night As i Lay trying to sleep off the trauma of the As japanese americans commemorate the 50th anniversary of the executive orders signing Many former internees said they see disturbing parallels Between their wartime experiences and the current spate of Japan bashing. In recent months several japanese american organizations around the country have received hate mail and bomb threats. Some offices were also vandalized and racial Epi Japan and other asian countries Are now being viewed. As the basis for our economic Theta were scrawled on the Walls. Dennis Hayashi director of the japanese american citizens league said the new round of .-Japan tension is Likely to continue unless the . Economy improves. A Given the fact that there is no longer a soviet bloc to be described As the enemy both economically and militarily there Are new scapegoats which Are now being set up to be a the problem for America a a Hayashi said. A Japan and other asian countries Are now being viewed not Only As economic competitors but As the basis for our economic last weekend rep. Norman y. Mineta d-calif., told a group gathered in san Francisco for the anniversary that japanese americans done to have to stand for such racism. A those who prefer not to learn from the past continue to pose a threat and the Specter of tragedy remains All too real a Mineta said. A but today unlike 50 years ago we have the political strength to Bear in 1988, president Reagan signed the civil liberties act which authorized the payment of $20,000 to each person relocated during the War. Since signing the Bill the government has issued checks totalling almost $1 billion to More than 49,000 japanese americans who qualified under the act. Sidewalk sleepers protest police citations. A. 4 a t i a j 4� Omaha Var Norl it Lii san Diego apr dozens of homeless people marched on City Hall and bedded Down in a courtyard outside the mayors office tuesday night to protest citations police Issue them for sleeping on sidewalks and in doorways. A where Are we supposed to Lay our Heads Down without getting harassed a said David Chain one of the demonstrators. Chain said he was Given a ticket for sleeping on a sidewalk near a shelter when there was no room inside. About 100 people listened to speeches and music and ate donated pizza. Police told them they could spend the night if they remained peaceful. The City agreed in december not to Issue citations for illegal lodging unless there was a trespassing complaint from a property owner said Ross Mccullum Community program administrator for the City managers office. In january the number of such citations dropped to 158 from an average of 800 to 900 per month in 1991, Mccullum said.6 cubans with grenades picked up off Florida from wire reports Islamorada Fla. A six cubans including two wearing what appeared to be military uniforms were apprehended near the Florida keys on tuesday in an inflatable boat. The group had six live grenades and three handguns said Bruce Snyder a spokesman with the Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms. The boat was spotted during the afternoon by a pleasure Craft about 15 Miles South of Islamo Rada said Petty officer Veronica Cady of the coast guard. Two men a woman and two children were turned Over to the immigration and naturalization service she said. Another woman was being treated for an apparent urinary tract infection and mild exposure said or. Seth Horowitz of mariners Hospital in Plantation kills boy new Haven Conn. A an 11-year-old boy was fatally injured when he was pinned under 15 panels of plasterboard in his Home which was under renovation. Chistopher Mccarthy of Milford died monday of his injuries a spokeswoman for Yale new Haven Hospital said. His parents left the boy Home alone for about 45 minutes sunday afternoon police said. When they returned they found him lying unconscious under the plasterboard panels which weighed about 500 pounds said Milford police spokesman Edward Kelly. Police said they did not know Why the panels fell. Charges not to his credit Newark . A a Man imprisoned for. Credit card fraud has been charged with plying his Trade from behind bars. For up to a year John Patton ordered about $25,000 Worth of electronic merchandise by Tele Rhone from Northern state prison said Jane l. Leyers assistant . Attorney. He paid for the goods with about 25 valid credit card numbers that were not his Meyers said. Many of the televisions videocassette recorders and stereo equipment Patton ordered were sent to fellow inmates Meyers said. Meyers would not say How Patton 27, got the card numbers. James Stabile a spokesman for the state corrections department said tuesday night that Patton began his latest prison term in 1989, but he did not know How Long his sentence barn destroyed Plymouth mass. A fire swept through a barn Early wednesday at historic Climoth Plantation destroying 75 specially bred cattle pigs goats and sheep at the popular tourist attraction. The barn was one of several reconstructed to show How pilgrims lived in the 17th Century. No people were injured in the fire which destroyed the Metal Ana Wood barn. The Plantation was closed for the Winter season and will reopen on schedule March 28, said Cliff Knight vice president of finance for the attraction. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Knight said the barn would Cost about $250,000 to replace. The animals were valued at about $150,000.noriega s attorney Hurt Miami a Manuel Antonio Noriega a chief defense attorney was injured in a motorcycle Accident according to another lawyer for the deposed panamanian dictator. Attorney Jon May said Frank Rubino appeared to have suffered no broken Bones tuesday but was a in excruciating pain and undergoing tests and a rays in Houston. The flamboyant Rubino was in Houston during the weekend to speak at a conference of the Texas criminal defense attorneys association. He and his wife Ann went for a saturday night ride on the Harley Davidson that Rubino keeps at his in Laws Texas House. He swerved to avoid an oncoming truck and the Bike went Down with the couple under it May said. Rubinos wife suffered minor injuries. May will Lead the defense until Rubino returns
