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19###Premier
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In 1986, the
INS initiated deportation proceedings against seven Palestinians and one Kenyan in Los Angeles suspected of "support for terrorism," who became known as the "LA 8."
What's more, the Bush Administration's reasoning seems to rely on the peculiar belief that terrorists and potential terrorists will walk into an
INS office simply because they are asked to.
So, in late 1997, as the
INS prepared to launch a pilot version of the computer system at 21 colleges around the Southeast, NAFSA President Gary Althen attacked the program for imposing "unnecessary obstacles" and "burdensome requirements" on foreign students and predicted a "system breakdown."
(122) In fact, both the then-director of the FBI and the regional counsel of the
INS, testified to Congress that the sole basis of the government's efforts to deport the LA-8 was their political affiliations.
But few presenters or artists buy the
INS's Robin Hood-like justification.
ACA members should be involved in this effort by writing their congressman and senators urging them to correspond with the
INS on our behalf.
On May 21, Thomas received a letter from
INS Commissioner Doris Meissner, stating that the
INS could not confirm the immigration status of new voters.
Much like a fraternity, the good old boy network begins at the border patrol academy, where senior managers traditionally begin their rise up the
INS ranks.
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006974 The Prudential
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