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WASHINGTON (AP) — That
couple you met on the cruise
may well have been a federal cop
who took his wife and family on
a free sea voyage while he
sought out illegal immigrants.
The government paid his
salary. The cruise line picked up
his tab.
In a tale of government regu
lation turned cozy, a Justice De
partment audit reveals that Im
migration and Naturalization
Service inspectors placed on
cruise ships to detect illegal im
migrants have been taking fami
ly and friends along for free or
reduced fares.
The report, obtained by The
Associated Press, also found that
the cruise lines were directly re
imbursing the INS agents —
usually without receipts or docu
mentation — for their travel ex
penses.
The Justice Department
agency is promising disciplinary
action and new regulations to
curtail the abuses.The INS is re
quired to check cruise ships for
undocumented aliens as they
reach a U.S. port. But some in
spectors took round trips that
left them with idle time aboard
the vessels or at foreign ports,
then filed for overtime pay, the
report said.
Auditors decried several prac
tices of the round-trip inspec
tions, saying the coziness jeopar
dized the independence of agents
whose job it is to fine cruise lines
up to $3,000 for each undocu
mented alien found aboard.
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cause a reasonable person to
question whether such a gratuity
could result in more lenient in
spectors or treatment of the
cruise line,” the report said.
The INS is overhauling its
regulations to prohibit the ac
tions described in the report, and
will take disciplinary action if
warranted, agency spokeswoman
Ana Cobian said.
“It’s behavior we obviously
don’t condone,” she said. “Even
if it’s not compromising (inspec
tions) on a practical matter, the
perception still can’t be permit
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The new rules under consider
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discounts, but also could bar in
spectors from taking guests
aboard ships when on official
business, she said.
Ordinarily, INS inspectors
check returning cruise ships for
aliens at dockside.
But cruise lines with a large
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Senate filibusters cause gridlock
Congressional reformers say
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Stewart filibus
tered the Senate for a high-minded principle in the
movie classic “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” But
today the filibuster isn’t always used that way.
Each senator’s power to hold up debate on any
issue for any reason is causing congressional grid
lock and should be eliminated, say congressional
reformers.
Oklahoma Democratic Rep. Mike Synar puts it
this way: If you were driving the kindergarten car
pool, would you let one 5-year-old in the back seat
decide when to move forward? That’s what sena
tors are doing when they filibuster.
“People don’t use the filibuster so their side can
be heard. They use the filibuster so nothing can be
heard,” says Synar, chairman of the House Democ
ratic Study Group, which is pressing the Senate to
change its rules.
The Senate leadership doesn’t even enter a de
bate on the floor that would publicly explore the
issues if there’s the least threat of a filibuster, he
notes.
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the last five years than the Senate’s whole first
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filibuster a particular issue, he usually responds,
“What else is new?”
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victim, congressional reformers say. They say las;
year’s fight over subsidized grazing land is an ex
ample of how the will of the majority can be foiled
by the Senate’s rules protecting the minority.
The battle began in 1976 when reformers start
ed trying to force 27,000 ranchers to pay competi
tive prices for grazing livestock on federal lands,
They paid only about one-fifth the fee charged by
private landowners.
A compromise plan that would have moderately
increased the fees was included in the 1993 Interior
appropriations bill and passed the House 317-106,
But the provision died in the Senate because
Western senators representing the 27,000 ranchers
(a small fraction of the nation’s ranchers) led a
three-week filibuster.
Senate supporters of the reform tried to get the
60 votes needed to stop the obstructing tactic, but
gave up when the third, most successful effort re
sulted in only a 54-44 outcome.
So even though 317 congressmen and 54 sena
tors voted to raise the fees for grazing on publicly
owned land, the minority ruled.
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host could accumulate the
biggest audience in the nation
by making assertions and
hoping that the audience will
blindly accept them? The fact is
that the reason Rush is so
popular is because he
articulates the thoughts,
convictions, and observations of
many Americans in a logical and
entertaining fashion.
It is always interesting that
people criticize Rush or his
audience never or infrequently
listen to his program. Therefore
they’re ignorant when they
criticize something they know
little or nothing about. This is
demonstrated by Hayman’s
assertion that Limbaugh
suggests that racism does not
exist. Rush frequently states on
his show that racism still
exists. However, he states that
it is an obstacle that can be
overcome. He sees self-reliance,
rather waiting on the
government, as the most
effective means to overcome it
and to improve your life.
Hayman’s reference to
swastikas was wholly
inappropriate and in wanton
disregard of the true composition
of Rush’s audience. Looks like,
in making such a statement, he
chose not to do any of the
“research” he advocates. He just
“depended” on liberal columnists
tr their ideas rather than 4
evaluating the situation for
himself. After all, “it’s much
easier than researching,
learning about the issues and
arriving at your own conclusion.”
Hayman maintains that he
supports independent thought
on the issues. This is just
camouflage, for after assessing
Hayman’s column it is readily
apparent to any casual observer
that he is guilty of the same
“dependence” he purports to
decry.
James R. Staley
Class of‘95
Gays in military do
not present threat
I read the June 14 editorial,
“Still Asking, Telling,” with
surprise and respect. It’s about
time somebody pointed out that
this whole “gays in the
military” thing is about fair
play versus mean-spiritedness.
While I agree with Barry
Goldwater’s statement, I do
think that Shakespeare was
closer to the mark with his
“Much Ado About Nothing.”
Any soldier or Marine who is
afraid of having a gay man look
at him in the shower would
probably be even more afraid to
face an armed enemy. We don’t
need such sexually insecure
little boys in uniform, and we
certainly don’t need to give
them loaded weapons.
What I don’t understand is
why it is taking the military so
long to figure out that most
Americans are bone tired of
prejudice and have more than
enough real problems to deal
with these days. If two Marines
want to mess around with each
other when they are off duty
and have some privacy ... well
... who cares? Could there be so
many high-ranking, but
closeted, gay military officers
that are scared witless that
everyone will find out their
secret, too?
If they were witch hunting
for troops carrying plagues, or
for Libyan terrorists, I could
understand their hysteria, but
these officers who insist on
sticking their noses into their
troops’ undershorts just don’t
make any sense. Is it possible
that America’s military officers
have never encountered the
simple concept of minding their
own business? Maybe that’s
why they shoot down Iranian
civilian airplanes, shoot up
Turkish ships, try to blame
gays for one of their gun turrets
blowing up, let straight
Marines betray our Moscow
Embassy, and make fools of
themselves at Tailhook
conventions. If they would stick
to their jobs and stop looking
for scapegoats to blame their
screw-ups on, maybe we could
wind up with a military that we
could be proud of, and even
trust to tell the truth.
Again, thanks for taking a
stand for common sense and
common decency. Y’all are
miles ahead of the uniformed
military, but if you keep after
them they just might someday
catch up.
World problems
need local action
Frank Stanford wrote a
column June 8 lamenting the
horrors in Rwanda and
directing people to remain
aware of the suffering going on.
That column has made me
increasingly angry until I now
feel compelled to write about it.
Stanford made a good
beginning, but simply
“remaining aware” of the
situation just doesn’t cut it.
Every day, Americans sit in
front of their televisions
watching bloodshed and
suffering occur all over the
world, and feel utterly helpless
to stop it. Simply “remaining
aware” isn’t noble or
enlightening - it’s downright
depressing.
There are things we can do
to help alleviate the Rwandan
situation, even if we are half a
world away. The Red Cross has
an office in Bryan that takes
donations five days a week.
Note that you’d like your
contribution to go to Rwanda
and they will be glad to
earmark your money and send
it on to the hospital they
operate there.
In short, it’s my opinion that
the world doesn’t change until
people make it change.
Now that there is a cease
fire of sorts in Rwanda, I’d
rather help (in some small way)
to pick up the pieces than sit
idly by.
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Bryan
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