thursday, October 15, 1981
lincoln, nebraska vot. 107 no. 37
Copyright Daily Nebraskart 1981
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Anderson criticizes arms buildup
By D. L. Horton
"The people have to be united in the determination
not to win an arms race but to halt it," 1980 presidential
candidate John Anderson said in a speech Wednesday
night in the Nebraska Union.
In an interview with the Daily Nebraskan Anderson
said that unless the Reagan administration is willing to
abandon its buildup of arms, it will not be able to ful
fill Reagan's economic promises. He added that Reagan's
decision on the MX missile and B-l bombers amounts to
a waste of $180 billion.
For more information on John Anderson's visit
to UNL see Page 6.
Anderson said that he also opposes the sale of AWACS
to Saudi Arabia. He said the Reagan administration is
looking for military solutions to problems at home and
abroad.
Anderson said that although there is increasing tension
between East and West in anticipation of another arms
race, the real danger is the buildup of internal tensions
from social problems. Reagan is not addressing those
problems, Anderson said.
Anderson said that the free market system will not
solve the problem of unemployment, affordable housing
and energy without changes to make the system respons
ive to the people.
Anderson added that social and environmental pro
grams are in serious danger because they impose some
sort of burden or the economic system. Anderson said
that if the federal government doesn't take responsability
for these programs, private business certainly won't.
Addressing Reagan's budget cuts and deregulation
proposals, Anderson said the plans will shrink if not
totally eliminate government in important areas.
Anderson said the adrninistration needs to find the
proper priority on issues.
Anderson said that he would consider running in 1984
if "there were a demand for a third force in American
politics. Anderson said that after his experience last
year he feels that this would require not only an inde
pendent candidate but a third party that people would
continue to support morally and financially.
He added that this third party would have to offer
values that the other parties don't or are treating with
benign neglect. He said the third party would support a
"caring, concerned, compassionate government that is
truly for the people."
Anderson said that by virtue of his showing last year,
a party that included him would qualify for federal cam
paign funds of $5 million.
Politicians can still address issues and be candid about
their opinions instead of playing to the media, Anderson
said. He said that even after his defeat he feels that people
still vote for ideas. The problem is that elaborating on
those ideas is often difficult in today's media. He suggest
ed allowing candidates to make a nationwide mailing
of two or three pieces of literature that explain the
principles they support.
Anderson said his campaign was hurt when the Repub
lican and Democratic parties successfully exploited the
feeling that a vote for Anderson would be meaningless.
Visa status creating job woes
By Leslie Kendrick
The United States strict rules on employment for
foreign students and their dependents are creating prob
lems for Lancaster County's Family Service Child Care
Program and those foreign women working for the ag
ency. The foreign women provide child care in their homes
through the non-profit agency. The women care for up to
five children from 7 ajn. to 5 pjn., and receive $6 per
child per day for their services.
For some foreign women working for the agency,
visa rules are not a problem because they either have
permanent immigrant status or .are married to U.S. citi
zens, Eddie Burgwell, director of Family Service Child
Care, said.
But for the others, their F-2 visa status may prevent
them from giving care through the agency.
For foreign students admitted on F-l visas, regular
employment is limited to on-campus jobs, said Peter
Levitov, director of International Education Services at
UNL.
Student's visa's
F-l visas are issued to students who attend U.S. uni
versities full-time and are independent of government
support.
In order to receive an F-l visa, a person must have been
admitted to a U.S. university and be able to prove aca
demic and linguistic acceptability, and have the finances
to support himself or herself, Levitiv said.
The students may work only off campus or in the
summer if there is an economic necessity, Levitov said.
The foreign student must prove there is a need because
of unforeseen circumstances arising after their immigrat
ion into the United States.
Permission to work off-campus can be granted by the
U.S. Immigration Office after the student submits an ap
plication for permission, he said.
Levitov said examples of unforeseen circumstances
would be those in which the students family has lost a
major income earner or a crisis at home preventing the
family from sending money to the student.
For the student's dependents, who are admitted to
the United States on F-2 visas, U.S. Immigration's em
ployment laws are unyielding. The laws state that F-2
aliens who engage in employment violate their immigrat
ion status.
Deportation possible
If a person on a F-2 visa does not abide by the regu
lations and the immigration office finds out, it could
make the violator subject to deportation, Levitov said.
These laws on employment have affected the employ
ment of one woman, Vicki Alvarado, and have kept the
child care agency from hiring other potential caregivers
on F-2 visas.
Ms. Burgwell said the children urideiAlYarada'are
have been placed in other caregiver's homesu.The agency
is petitioning the UJS. Immigration Office on behalf
of Alvarado to change her visa status to an H-2 visa, Ms.
Burgwell said.
An H-2 visa allows aliens to provide temporary services
where a need exists, Ms. Burgwell said. In order for this
type of visa to be granted the agency must prove that a
need for the caregivers exists, she said.
The agency will also be petitioning on behalf of women
who would like to be employed by family service but
can't because of their visa status, Ms. Burgwell said.
The petitioning must be done on an individual basis
and could take a long time, she said.
Legal snares
"What's a little sad about it is that it is so contrived
to have to go through the legal actions," Ms. Burgwell
said.
Vicki Alvarado, said Ms. Burgwell, "has done an abso
lutely beautiful job." She said it was a shame that Alvar
ado has been prevented from providing services.
Ms. Burgwell said the agency did not check into
possible probelms with immigration laws when it first
hired the foreign women. Ms. Burgwell said she assumed
that because the women had Social Security numbers they
were able to work in the United States.
"We misconstrued that the number meant they could
have gainful employment, she said.
Elizabeth Gildea, staff assistant of the Lincoln Social
Security office, said non-working numbers are issued
to those persons on F-l , F-2 or J-2 visas.
J-2 visas are issued to dependents of foreign students
sponsored by their own government.
'Need needs proof
Gildea said the number has a different code than work
ing Social Security numbers and is used for identification
or for obtaining a bank account.
"We tell them if they do work and give that number to
an employer and the Social Security Administration
finds out, it will be reported to immigration,' Gildea
said.
Burgwell said proof of need for the caregivers will
come from three areas: first is testimony of parents whose
children receive child care by the foreign women; the
second is the results of a United Way Needs Assessment
survey done in 1979 for the county. Burgwell said one
of the top needs found in the survey was the need for
more child care.
The third area is the Family Service's own experience.
Burgwell said there is a great need for infant care in Lan
caster County. The service often has to turn away parents
seeking child care because there are not enough caregiv
ers, she said.
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Photo by Kent Morgan Olsen
John Anderson
He said that the biggest problem for an independent
candidate is to overcome this psychological barrier.
"Voting for ideas is more important than winning,"
he said.
Anthology addresses
nuclear war issue
By Jeff Goodwin
People from the United States and several for
eign countries are being asked to contribute to an
anthology that addresses the question of how to
prevent a nuclear war.
Pat Farren, of Cambridge, Mass., said he has
distributed 22,000 flyers so far, both by mail and
in person.
Farren said he hopes to "bring together some of
the best ideas that people have for preventing a
nuclear war. This is a way to say to people that they
are important, that they're someone who might
have a solution."
Farren said he has received almost 500 responses
so far.
"I hope to get about 800 to 1,000 responses,"
he said. "I'll choose about 300 of those for the
book."
He said he has not sent invitations to politicians.
"I didn't want to get mainstream political re
sponse" he said. "I'm trying to get ideas from
people who are outside of the main political spec
trum." Farren said his project differs from others
because it combines poetry, prose, drawings and
prayers as well as essays.
"I'm also hoping that this will be a meeting place
for experts, politicians and people on the street,"
he said.
Farren said he has spent $1,500 of his own mon
ey so far.
"I expect to spend another $600 or $800 more
before it's completed," he said.
Farren said he hopes to have the book published
in the spring or summer of 1982.
People desiring to send contributions to Farren
should send them to him at 2161 Massachusetts
Ave., Cambridge, Mass. 02140. The deadline for
submissions is Nov. 1. Contributions should not
exceed 300 words.
msk Thursday
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