The following is collected and archived by CND-US. If you have any questions regarding the following information/message, please contact the original sender(s) listed below. Thank You. China News Digest - US Regional Services (Bo Xiong) --------------- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 95 11:35:58 CDT From: hr1915@math.luc.edu (Miao Ye) Message-Id: <9507271635.AA17165@math.luc.edu> Subject: Committee on Immigration News Release #9502 Status: R >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Committee * on * Immigration <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< News Release #9502 Thursday, July 27, 1995 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Committee on Immigration is a working body of Chinese Students, Scholars and Professionals Union (CSSPU). It works for the interests of Chinese Community. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Table of Contents # of Lines ============================================================================ 1. Asian Pacific American Families Will Be Hurt ......................... 86 2. E-mail Addresses of Congressmen ..................................... 238 3. Excerpt of H.R. 1915 (Part II) ....................................... 84 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 1. Asian Pacific American Families Will Be Hurt ......................... 86 ============================================================================ By Qin Yi (Editor's Note: Committee on Immigration will cooperate with The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC), the Organization of Chinese Americans and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance on lobbying H.R. 1915. The following is a document prepared by the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium.) Asian currently constitute nearly 50% of those on the waiting lists for visas abroad. Any cut in immigration numbers will disproportionately affect the Asian Pacific American community. All reductions should be opposed. * Asian have long faced discriminatory immigration laws. Immigration from China was barred from 1882 until 1943; immigration from other Asian countries was similarly barred from 1917. Even after the repeal of the Asian Exclusion Acts, immigration was limited to less than 200 per year from any Asian country until the immigration system was reformed in 1965. (Contrast this with the fact that Great Britain was allowed over 40% of the annual quota during that time.) * This long history of exclusion forced early Asian immigrants to live without their families for decades and created an extraordinary demand for immigration. * It has only been since 1965 that Asian were allowed to immigrate in any significant numbers so that Asian Americans still only constitute 3% of this country's population. Family reunification has long been the cornerstone of our nation's immi- gration policies. NAPALC opposes any changes that would prevent Americans from being able to reunite their families in American through the Family Preference system. * Almost two thirds of the Asian community has immigrated to the U.S. within the past 20 years as refugees or other legal immigrants. Asian Pacific Americans have strong family ties and are still in the process of reunifying their families. * Extended families help bring economic and social stability to immigrant families. Grandparents help care for children so immigrant parents can work. Brothers and sisters provide economic support to each other in times of need. * It is disturbing to hear conservative members of Congress espouse the view that Americans should only value the nuclear family and prohibit the immigrantion of parents and siblings. This is contrary to the notion of "family values." * These family categories are limited already to approximately 250,000 per year resulting in large backlogs in most categories. Elimination of the Fourth Preference Family Category would creat particular hardship on Asian Pacific American families. This category should be expanded to clear existing backlogs rather than eliminated. * The Asian Pacific American definition of family mirrors the traditional American definition of family; it includes grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles and brothers and sisters. * 70% of the 1.6 million applicants registered in the Family Fourth Preference are brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens of Asian descent. * Eight of the ten countries with highest number of applicants on the waiting list are Asian countries such as the Philippines, India, China, Korea and Vietnam. * Under the current system only 65,000 immigrants in this category receive visas each year. The backlog requires immigrants from the Philippines to wait more than 18 years from the time of application. Immigrants from other Asian countries wait an average of 10 years. * Thousands of Asian immigrants already have been waiting in line for years for a chance to reunite with their brothers and sisters in America. * Immigrants coming in through the Fourth Preference contribute to our nation's economy. Generally, they come in the prime of their working lives. Asian Pacific Americans view many of the current efforts to limit immigra- tion as a direct racial attack against them. * The history of discrimination against Asians in immigrantion and naturalization laws is shameful. They were the only group barred from immigration on the basis of race. They were barred from becoming naturalized citizens until 1952. * Some immigration opponents have been fairly blatant in acknowledging that their concern rests, at least in part, on the fact that most of this nation's current immigration is coming from Asian and Latin Americaa rather than from Western Europe. * Yet while 50% of the world's population is Asian, only 3% of this country's population is Asian. ============================================================================ 2. E-mail Addresses of Congressmen ..................................... 238 ============================================================================ By Guan Liyuan Ala.-2 Terry Everett, R, EVERETT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ala.-5 Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, D, BUDMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ala.-6 Spencer Bachus, R, SBACHUS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ariz.-2 Ed Pastor, D, EDPASTOR@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ark.-4 Jay Dickey, R, JDICKEY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-3 Vic Fazio, D, DCAUCUS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-6 Lynn Woolsey, D, WOOLSEY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-7 George Miller, D, GMILLER@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-8 Nancy Pelosi, D, SFNANCY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-12 Tom Lantos, D, TALK2TOM@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-13 Pete Stark, D, PETEMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-14 Anna G. Eshoo, D, ANNAGRAM@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-15 Norman Y. Mineta, D, TELLNORM@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-16 Zoe Lofgren, D, ZOEGRAM@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-17 Sam Farr, D, SAMFARR@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-19 George P. Radanovich, R, GEORGE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-22 Andrea Seastrand, R, ANDREA22@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-25 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R, TELLBUCK@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-36 Jane Harman, D, JHARMAN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-37 Walter R. Tucker III, D, TUCKER96@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-42 George E. Brown Jr., D, HOUSESST@HR.HOUSE.GOV Calif.-48 Ron Packard, R, RPACKARD@HR.HOUSE.GOV Colo.-2 David E. Skaggs, D, SKAGGS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Colo.-6 Dan Schaefer, R, SCHAEFER@HR.HOUSE.GOV Conn.-2 Sam Gejdenson, D, BOZRAH@HR.HOUSE.GOV Conn.-4 Christopher Shays, R, CSHAYS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Del.-AL Michael N. Castle, R, DELAWARE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Fla.-5 Karen L. Thurman, D, KTHURMAN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Fla.-6 Cliff Stearns, R, CSTEARNS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Fla.-12 Charles T. Canady, R, CANADY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Fla.-20 Peter Deutsch, D, PDEUTSCH@HR.HOUSE.GOV Fla.-23 Alcee L. Hastings, D, HASTINGS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ga.-4 John Linder, R, JLINDER@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ga.-6 Newt Gingrich, R, GEORGIA6@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ga.-8 Saxby Chambliss, R, SAXBY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ga.-10 Charlie Norwood, R, GA10@HR.HOUSE.GOV Guam-AL Robert A. Underwood, D, RUNDERWO@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-1 Bobby L. Rush, D, BRUSH@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-4 Luis V. Gutierrez, D, LUISG@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-12 Jerry F. Costello, D, JFCIL12@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-13 Harris W. Fawell, R, HFAWELL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-14 Dennis Hastert, R, DHASTERT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ill.-20 Richard J. Durbin, D, DURBIN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ind.-8 John Hostettler, R, JOHNHOST@HR.HOUSE.GOV Kan.-1 Pat Roberts, R, EMAILPAT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ky.-1 Edward Whitfield, R, EDKY01@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ky.-3 Mike Ward, D, MWARD2@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ky.-4 Jim Bunning, R, BUNNING4@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mass.-6 Peter G. Torkildsen, R, TORKMA06@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mass.-9 Joe Moakley, D, JMOAKLEY@HR.HOUSE.GOV Md.-3 Benjamin L. Cardin, D, CARDIN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-2 Peter Hoekstra, R, TELLHOEK@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-3 Vernon J. Ehlers, R, CONGEHLR@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-4 Dave Camp, R, DAVECAMP@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-7 Nick Smith, R, MI07.SMITH@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-8 Dick Chrysler, R, CHRYSLER@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-13 Lynn Rivers, D, LRIVERS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mich.-14 John Conyers Jr., D, JCONYERS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-1 Gil Gutknecht, R, GIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-2 David Minge, D, DMINGE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-3 Jim Ramstad, R, MN03@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-4 Bruce F. Vento, D, VENTO@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-6 William P. "Bill" Luther, D, TELLBILL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-7 Collin C. Peterson, D, TO_COLLIN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Minn.-8 James L. Oberstar, D, OBERSTAR@HR.HOUSE.GOV Miss.-2 Bennie Thompson, D, BTHOMPSO@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mo.-2 James M. Talent, R, TALENTMO@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mo.-3 Richard A. Gephardt, D, DEMLDR@HR.HOUSE.GOV Mo.-8 Bill Emerson, R, BEMERSON@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-2 David Funderburk, R, FUNNC02@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-4 Fred Heineman, R, THECHIEF@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-5 Richard M. Burr, R, MAIL2NC5@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-7 Charlie Rose, D, CROSE@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-9 Sue Myrick, R, MYRICK@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-10 Cass Ballenger, R, CASSMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-11 Charles H. Taylor, R, CHTAYLOR@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.C.-12 Melvin Watt, D, MELMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.D.-AL Earl Pomeroy, D, EPOMEROY@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.H.-1 Bill Zeliff, R, ZELIFF@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.J.-1 Robert E. Andrews, D, RANDREWS@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.J.-7 Bob Franks, R, FRANKSNJ@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.J.-12 Dick Zimmer, R, DZIMMER@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-1 Michael P. Forbes, R, MPFORBES@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-2 Rick A. Lazio, R, LAZIO@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-7 Thomas J. Manton, D, TMANTON@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-13 Susan Molinari, R, MOLINARI@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-15 Charles B. Rangel, D, RANGEL@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-16 Jose E. Serrano, D, JSERRANO@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-17 Eliot L. Engel, D, ENGELINE@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-23 Sherwood Boehlert, R, BOEHLERT@HR.HOUSE.GOV N.Y.-27 Bill Paxon, R, BPAXON@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ohio-2 Rob Portman, R, PORTMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ohio-10 Martin R. Hoke, R, HOKEMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV Okla.-5 Ernest Jim Istook Jr., R, ISTOOK@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ore.-1 Elizabeth Furse, D, FURSEOR1@HR.HOUSE.GOV Ore.-4 Peter A. DeFazio, D, PDEFAZIO@HR.HOUSE.GOV Pa.-12 John P. Murtha, D, MURTHA@HR.HOUSE.GOV Pa.-13 Jon D. Fox, R, JONFOX@HR.HOUSE.GOV Pa.-15 Paul McHale, D, MCHALE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Pa.-16 Robert S. Walker, R, PA16@HR.HOUSE.GOV S.C.-5 John M. Spratt Jr., D, JSPRATT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-2 Charles Wilson, D, CWILSON@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-3 Sam Johnson, R, SAMTX03@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-6 Joe L. Barton, R, BARTON06@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-10 Lloyd Doggett, D, DOGGETT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-24 Martin Frost, D, FROST@HR.HOUSE.GOV Texas-29 Gene Green, D, GGREEN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Utah-2 Enid Greene Waldholtz, R, ENIDUTAH@HR.HOUSE.GOV Utah-3 Bill Orton, D, ORTONUT3@HR.HOUSE.GOV Va.-2 Owen B. Pickett, D, OPICKETT@HR.HOUSE.GOV Va.-6 Robert W. Goodlatte, R, TALK2BOB@HR.HOUSE.GOV Va.-9 Rick Boucher, D, NINTHNET@HR.HOUSE.GOV Vt.-AL Bernard Sanders, I, BSANDERS@IGC.APC.ORG Wash.-1 Rick White, R, REPWHITE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wash.-3 Linda Smith, R, ASKLINDA@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wash.-8 Jennifer Dunn, R, DUNN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wash.-9 Randy Tate, R, RTATE@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wis.-1 Mark W. Neumann, R, MNEUMANN@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wis.-2 Scott L. Klug, R, BADGER02@HR.HOUSE.GOV Wis.-8 Toby Roth, R, ROTH08@HR.HOUSE.GOV ============================================================================ 3. Excerpt of H.R. 1915 (Part II) ....................................... 84 ============================================================================ By Guan Liyuan `(3) Skilled workers and professionals. `(A) In general. Visas shall be made available, in a number not to 45,000 of such worldwide level, plus any visas not required for the classes specified in paragraphs `(1) and `(2) less the reduction in visa numbers under this paragraph required to be effected under section 201(c)(4)(A)(ii) for the fiscal year involved, to aliens described in subparagraph `(B) or `(C) who are not described in paragraph `(2). `(B) Skilled workers. An alien described in this subparagraph is an immigrant who is capable, at the time of petitioning for classifi- cation under this paragraph, of performing skilled labor (requiring at least 2 years training or experience), not of a temporary or seasonal nature, for which qualified workers are not available in the United States, who has a total of 7 years of training or experience (or both) with respect to such labor. `(C) Professionals. An alien described in this subparagraph is an immigrant who holds a baccalaureate degree and is a member of the professions and has at least 5 years of experience in the profession after the receipt of the degree. `(D) Labor certification required. An immigrant visa may not be issued to an immigrant under this paragraph until the consular officer is in receipt of a determination made by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of section 212(a)(5)(A). `(4) Investors in job creation. `(A) In general. Visas shall be made available, in a number not to exceed 10,000 of such worldwide level less the reduction in visa numbers under this paragraph required to be effected under section 201(c)(4)(A)(i) for the fiscal year involved, to immigrants seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in a new commercial enterprise `(i) which the alien has established, `(ii) in which such alien has invested (after the date of the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990) or, is actively in the process of investing, capital in an amount not less $1,000,000, and `(iii) which will benefit the United States economy and create full-time employment for not fewer than 10 United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or other immigrants lawfully authorized to be employed in the United States (other than the immigrant and the immigrant`s spouse, sons, or daughters). `(B) Pilot program. For each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998, up to 2,000 visas otherwise made available under this paragraph shall be made available to immigrants who would be described in subparagraph if `$500,000` were substituted for `$1,000,000` in subparagraph `(A)(ii) and if `for not fewer than 5' were substituted for `for not fewer than 10` in subparagraph `(A)(iii). By not later than April 1, 1998, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the operation of this subparagraph and shall include in the report information describing the immigrants admitted under this paragraph and the enterprises they invest in and a recommendation on whether the pilot program under this subparagraph should be continued or modified. `(5) Certain special immigrants. Visas shall be made available, in a number not to 5,000 of such worldwide level, to qualified special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27) (other than those described in subparagraph (A) or (B) thereof), of which not more than 4,000 may be made available in any fiscal year to special immigrants described in subclause (II) or (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii). +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ + Executive Editor: Qinyang Feng + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + To join the discussion, please send request to hr1915@math.luc.edu + + To donate money supporting the Committee's activities, please send + + your check or money order (payable to Committee on Immigration) to + + + + Committee on Immigration + + 4401-A Connecticut Ave., NW + + Suite 283 + + Washington, DC 20008 + + Fax: (202)363-2104 + + + + United, we will overcome! + + Chinese Students, Scholars & Professionals Union (CSSPU) + +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+