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16 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., OCTOBER 4. 1980 THE TARNISHED GOLDEN DOOR" A poem within (he siands: by Emma pedestal on which is graven on a tablet the Same of Liberty TieNfwChssus N . Jte brazen giant of Greek fame, Wit: i conquering limbs astride from land u land; Here at ur sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprist med lightning, and her name M the r . Exiles. Fn m her beac m-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she '.With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Y ur huddled masses yearning t preathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send i ;ese, t he h, meless, tempest -t' st to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" WASHINGTON, D.C. "The current Immigration i and Naiionaliiy Act still contains discriminatroy provi sions" and "the current practices and procedures for the enforcement of that statute result in the denial of rights to American citizens and to documented and un documented aliens," says i he U.S. Commission on Civil . Rights in its latest report, The Tarnished Golden Doorr Civil Rights Issues in Immigration. Released at a press con ference last week, this report explores the current immigration system and how immigration law, practice and policy impact on the civil rights of citizens, legal residents and undocumented aliens, in the United States. The report is the result of the Commission's 1978 na tional hearing, four 1978. fact-finding meetings of the Commission's state advisory committees in New York, California, and Texas, and three years of intensive background research, field investiga tions and interviews with representatives of com munity organizations and immigrant service organizations, officers of business groups and unions, attorneys, im migration experts, govern ment officials, immigrants and employers. Along with a discussion of past and present discrimination in the im migration laws and the im migrant selection system, the report examines pro blematic aspects of the im migrant admissions and expulsion processes. ,The report identifies two ma jor problem areas in the : immigrant admission pro- ce. Que ts-lhe Pecan-' merit . of State consular 1 visa process which does' not provide an adequate system for the review rof j visa denials. The other is j the processsing of irn-; migration applications : and petitions at INS of fices where the subordina tion of the service func tion to the enforcement function, as well as the lack of personnel and resources, have con tributed to poor service to the public and long delays. Among the Commis sion's i findings regarding the expulsion process are (hat area control opera tions have resulted in un constitutional searches and seizures of United Staled citizens and residents; that some local police, in attempting to enforce the immigration laws, have violated , the constitutional rights of American citizens and legal residents; and that, "notwithstanding the con sequences of the penally of deportation, aliens sub ject to deportation hear ings receive less due pro cess protection than defendants in criminal proceedings." To remedy the problems arising from discriminatory immigra tion laws, the immigrant admissions process and the expulsion process, the Commission's recommen dations, which are con tained in the report, call for a variety of legislative and administrative ac tions, including the following: Congress should amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate current per counlry numerical limita-' lions and colonial quotas, and to provide for admis-, sions of immigrants to the ; U.S. on a first-come first served basis in accordance 1 with the existing six preference categories; Congress should ! authorize the Secretary of State to create a Board of , Visa Appeals to hear ap peals of visa denials in which the actions of con sular officers "are alleged to be arbitrary, capricious, and abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with law;" Congress should create a Border Management Agency within the Depart ment of the Treasury and transfer the INS enforce ment function to that agency; INS should immediate ly cease all area control operations, as currently conducted, to prevent the continued violation of the constitutional and civil rights of individuals; Congress should pro tect the due process rights of detainees by amending the immigration laws to include provisions such as the notification of detain ed persons "at all crucial stages of the deportation process that they have a right to legal counsel and may be entitled to free legal counsel provided by charitable and legal organizations"; Congress should amend the Immigration and nationality Act to establish an immigration court which is indepen-: dent of INS in order to remove the inference or' appearance that the cur rent INS deportation pro-, cess does not offer the im partial adjudication of im migration cases. Cognizant of the public perception that immigra tion is a mjaor national; problem affecting: American economic and, employment conditions, a separate section of the report examines the issue of employment of un-i documented workers. Although th? report points out the need for; better data, it concludes that "the presence of un documented workers in' the labor market does; have an adverse impact"! on the job opportunities of some citizens and legal, residents. The report recommends several positive steps designed to deal with this adverse impact. First, it calls for the vigorous en forcement of (he Fair Labor Standards Act and other labor laws "to en sure that neither citizens nor aliens are required to work under unfair work ing conditions and to minimize job displace ment." Second, it sup ports increased appropria tions for law enforcement personnel and more modern law enforcement technology. And third, the Commission recommends the negotiation of "bilateral or multilateral, agreements or compacts with the major source countries for un documented workers in order to reduce and regulate the population flow between those coun tries and the United Slates." Such agreements should be carefully fashioned to protect the civil rights of all persons affected. In making this' ihird recommendation, the Commission agreed' with a "significant con sensus" of immigration experts at a recent con ference on the un documented worker issue that "looking only at (he impact of clandestine aliens once they are in the United States while failing to deal with the factors that have compelled them to migrate would do little or nothing to alleviate the problem or achieve equitable and effective .solutions." ; In assessing proposed solutions 10 this problem, a majority of the Commis sioners oppose the enact ment of an employer sanc tions statute which would; penalize employers who ; hire undocumented aliens. Such a law, a majority of the Commissioners believe, would have the undesired effect of caus- Colleges (Continued from Page 15) doomed. Yet, the course of. .events over the past two decades should serve to re mind us that nothing much has changed: black success or failure is still in tricately bound to the predominantly black in-; stitution. Various standardized tests, which experts- con demn as culturally bias, became popular during the integration movement' of the 1960's; and these tests became barriers, which 0 would have prevented many, now suc cessful black profes sionals, from obtaining) college degrees had not .black institutions been there to admit thentj Many black' students who meet . the minitaurr criterion of 730 on th ing employers t discriminate against easil indent ifible minorit 'groups whose members although legally in th United Stales, might b mistaken for un documented aliens. A ma jority of l he Commis sioners also oppose lh creation of a compulsorj national identity card oi compulsory work permit system. The majorii) notes that a "fundamental objection" to such pro posals "is thai the availability of such a na tional identity card would provide a tool l hat could be used to violate the right to privacy of the in dividual." In separate dissenting statements, Commis sioners Frankie M. Freeman and Stephen Horn take issue with the report's conclusion thai an employer sanctions law coupled with an employee identification system would be undesirable. In support of an employei sanctions law, Commis sioner Freeman maintain that il should be mad "more difficult for per sons entering illegally i( secure employment1" b developing an identifica lion system "which will minimize or effectively prevent discrimination' against persons legally ' here." In her view, "it is i premature for the Com-' mission (o oppose employer sanctions on this ground without a thorough analysis of the forthcoming recommen dations of the Select Com mission." Commissioner,1 Horn slates thai he sup ports an employer sane-' lions law if it is accom panied by the creation of a "secure and counterfeit proof social security card" which could be used by employers to prevent the inadvertent employ ment of undocumented aliens. Their statements, !V II - ' .. J A fl v a Am: ,f or Congratulations: BOSTON - Actress Liza Minelli (I) visited backstage at the Charles Playhouse to congratulate her godmother, actress Linda Hopkins (r) who stars in "The Last Minstrel Show" openingnight. . . JJP1 PhpUr- and views are included at the end of (he report. The final section of the report examines the pro cedures of the Immigra tion and Naturalization Service for the investiga tion of misconduct com plaints lodged against agency employees. The report, after recounting some of the problems, within (he agency's inter nal investigation unit, recognizes steps recently taken by the agency to im prove its complaint in-1 vest igat ion procedures, in cluding quicker response lime and better monitor ing of investigations. The Commission, however, found that deficiencies still exisl in (he complain! investigation process and recommend further im provements, including: Ihe implementation of j a more comprehensive i public information pro-j gram on ihe procedure for i filing and investigating complaints; the establishment of a Board of Review within INS or the Department of! Justice to review cases . where the cpmplaintant ! Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will eventually be turned away from the elite colleges as their numbers' continue to swell. Another . important' issue that should enter in-' to the effort to save black institutions is that while 857o of black students at-1 tend predominantly white colleges, fifty per cent of black college graduates are graduating from -predominantly black col leges, i When all of the facts are: carefully examined, blacks will be forced to conclude' lhat the predominantly ' black institution is worth saving. There is no other j choice. This week's march .' for black colleges should j force blacks to accept this Reality. dings of an INS investiga lion; and (he careful monitoring of adherence to the new jsixty-day maximum time limit for INS investiga tions of employee miscon duct complaints. The Commission hopes that (he findings and recommendations con tained in this report will prompt corrective action, lis report concludes with the observation that "By adopting these revisions in immigration law, practice, and procedure, America ; tarnish from hs symbolic golden door and move a step closer to ensuring that : all Americans become full participants in the free and democratic tradition of our society." 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