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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1974 Aggies SKATE Bring a Date . . . to POOH S PARK SKATING RING (Hwy. 6 across from water tower) Sixteen 2-hour Sessions each week. Open Thursday - Sunday WHOLESOME & HEALTHFUL ENTERTAINMENT | 846-5737 . 846-57361 Suit challenges school requiremen Chech on legal citizenship tested in court HOUSTON (AP) — The father of two children illegally in the United States filed a suit Tuesday seeking to block the Houston School District from requiring the two youths to provide evidence of a lawful immig ration status. Juan Jiminez, 51, a citizen of Mexico but legally a permanent re sident of this country, filed the suit in U. S. District Court on behalf of his two sons, Juan Antonio Jiminez, 13, and Maria Rosario Jiminez, 8. It says both they and their mother, Gloria, are illegal aliens. The suit charges one school, De- Zavala Elementary, with harassing parents of alien children in demand ing such evidence. It says the dis trict cannot lawfully request such information. It also says the district is further enjoined from seeking such information because of a 1970 treaty. However the filing of the suit may put into motion action by the U. S. Immigration & Naturalization Ser vice to force the mother and two children to leave the country, said R. W. Heston Houston director for the service. Lon Wheeler, director of atten dance and transfers for the school district, said children who are illegal residents of the United States are not eligible for free education. School officials have been check ing registration cards of children born outside the United States to find pupils who are not legal resi dents. Supt. Billy R. Reagan said the state does not provide funds for children who are not legal residents of the district. Reagan said such children can attend school by pay ing $66 a month, the state reim bursement rate per pupil paid to the district. The suit charges that a note sent home with some DeZavala pupils by the principal, George H. Hanna, challenges eligibility of the Jiminez > Municipal League a CHAPMAN DECORATING CENTER ' y< m a honors A&M dean ii IN COLLEGE STATION 2307 S. Texas Avenue 846*1734 HOWDY AGGIES! We just want to let you know that we have a new selection of carpet roll-ends for you to choose from. Bright reds, yellows, oranges, and blues. m m M ■VA As ft & COME SEE US. ■i^l; Dean of Engineering Fred J. Benson has been named “Public Works Man of the Year’ Tuesday. He was one of three men honored at the annual meeting of the Texas Municipal League in Fort Worth. His nomination for the award said in part, “It was through his leader ship that many of the research and educational programs at TAMU and throughout the State have come into being, and through his dedica tion and guidance that they have developed and grown. “He was one of the founders of the Texas Transportation Institute and served as its first Director. He has encouraged the development of the Annual Public Works Short School and the many other continu ing education activities of the Insti tute. “As Director of the Texas En gineering Experiment Station, he has been responsible for the estab lishment of a variety of research programs in the area of public works. The Environmental En gineering Research Division has been active in water quality, sewage disposal and other areas. “A more concentrated effort has recently been initiated to provide coordinated programs for cities. 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The suit charges under the 14th Amendment, the district’s attempt to make the distinction between citizens and aliens is illegal. San Williamson, attorney for Jiminez, said the federal govern ment has preempted the powers of all state and local agencies to distin guish between aliens and legal resi dents of the United States. Williamson said also that a 1970 Organization of American States treaty signed by President Nixon states that member nations should attempt to ensure the right of edu cation, free of charges, to children of other member nations. Heston of the immigration ser vice said because his office has learned of the trio because of the filing of the suit a letter will be writ ten to the Jiminez family, asking them to come in and discuss their status. He said if the service finds the wife and two children are in the country illegally they will he given 90 days in which to voluntarily leave. If they do not leave, they face deportation. Heston said the mother and chil dren could then apply for a visa in Mexico. But because of the quota system for the Western Hemis phere, he said, visa applications are currently 28 months behind. Jiminez has applied for U. S. Citi zenship, his suit says. Heston said if and when Jiminez becomes a citi zen, his family would no longer come under the quota system and they could legally reenter ll»„ t.y willnu three or fo„, J alter ,rapenvork ,ea, ran , p | (|d l Williamson, the attorney U children, was informed of thenk of the immigration sewiceawk 1 am not disputing the rightofi federal government todothatv* thing. My case was a challengt, any state agency to harass any ilk aliens.’’ The attorney said he would ij the immigration service to allow! children to finish this school;« before leaving the country and* stay in the country until (It father's application for natudj tion is completed. 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