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By Zaldy Dandan four year limit will not address H.B. 10-136 is still in the Sen H.B. I 0-136 not as a solution to draft a bill acceptable to both Variety News Staff concerns on the growing number ate-House of Representatives con the growing numbers of alien houses. GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio of alien workers who start their ference committee, which is try workers in the CNMI, but as a The bill is now considered "ur yesterday urged the Legislature own families in the CNMI. ing to reconcile the Senate's and legislation that would allow alien gent" in light of President to pass a bill that would limit alien "I definitely agree that a two the House's versions of the bill. workers "the opportunity to re Clinton's proposal to impose fed workers to a four year stay in the year limit will hurt the business The conferees, it was learned, join their families in their native eral immigration and minimum CNMI. community, but if we're ready to have already agreed on a 30-day countries.?' wage laws on the CNMI, which is Tenorio said the two-year limit say that we have problems with period before an alien worker who The concern on the alien work heavily dependent on the free flow proposed in the current version of rn;mresidents living, marrying and has finished a two year contract is . ers population, he added, requires of cheap alien labor. House Bill I 0-136 is "too short." having families here, then a four allowed to return. "multiple approaches," and the Some key legislators have said But Speaker Diego T. year (or even) a two year limit However, Benavente has said assistance of the federal govern that the bill may convin~e the Benavente (R-Saipan), in a sepa with a short period of exit is not the House leadership prefers a ment. federal government that the CNMI rate interview yesterday, said a going to help," Benavente said. one year absence provision. After the House in a Feb. 19 is willing to make the necessary Senate President Jesus R. session rejected the Senate amend changes in its immigration poli Sablan (R-Saipan), for his pa;t, ments to H.B. I 0-136 -which cies. Jones· urges bypass of RP said that a 30-day period should originally proposed a four-year Introduced more than a year be enough. limit---'a Senate-House confer ago by Rep. Ana S. Teregeyo (R Consulate in labor process He said the Senate considers ence committee was formed to Continued on page 16 aired him by employers, said the requirement does not help On priest's endorsement o.f "'Teno': to expedite the "lengthy pro cessing procedure" at the Phil ippine Overseas Employment Tenorio, Borja say politics Administration "nor does it reduce fees, nor stop the costly agency fee charged to employ and religion.should ~ot mix ees." Blockley's endorsement of the "We should not tolerate any Republican Party's standard foreign governments to.dictate bearer, former governor Pedro or impose laws or regulations P. Tenorio. By Jojo Dass on us. This is our island. Let us When asked on the matter, Variety News Staff not be victims of foreign laws Gov. Tenorio said he has no REPRESENTATIVE Dino and regulations," said Jones in comment, but added, "I don't Jones yesterday urge~ Labor his letter to Sablan. want to intervene in church and Immigration S~.cretary "Let us be supportive to the matters and I hope the church Thomas 0. Sablan to waive employers and business com officials will stay out of politics Pedro P. Tenorio Froilan C. Tenorio Jesus C. Borja the processing of employment munity in the CNMI because also." documents by the Philippine they have helped tremendously By Zaldy Dandan gardless of denomination, should "We can't mix politics and Consulate saying the "worth our government to achieve its Variety News Staff stay out of politics. religion," he said. less" process is a mere "impo goal of not relying anymore on GOVERNOR Froilan C. The two, who are both runni1ig Borja, for his part, joked that sition of foreign regulations" the United States government. Tenorio and Lt. Gov. Jesus C. for governor in November's three Blockley "endorsed the wrong on the CNMI government. "To prolong the discontinu B01ja in separate interviews yes way race, was reacting to San candidate." Jones, citing complaints Contmued on page 16 terday said church officials, re- Jose parish priest Matthew c-o-n=u~n_u_e~a-o_n_p-ag-e~1~6 Snake caught alive near Saipan airport By Jojo Dass The snake, a female and mea Variety News Staff suring about three feet long, will A BROWN tree snake was found be held in DFW custody for "edu slithering around an airport ware Continued on page 16 house by a worker who hit the reptile with a stick and caught it with his bare hands Monday night. Scott R. Vogt, Fish and Wild life Biologist said the snake, the fifth brown tree species to be caught on Saipan in years, was nabbed by a certain Lorenzo 0. Tolino as it w,1s slipping off the vicinity of the Continental Air lines warehouse close to the build ing housing the Pacific Island 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDA Y:_AUGUST 20, 1997______ ________ ___ _____________________ _ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1997 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 use ancesn US visitors allays CNMI fears: By Robert Bums New Yark Times. 111e aims-conu·ol said in a conference call interview Staffin said tl1e work is being done this happens," Staffin said. group disUibuted copies of its own witl11epo1te1, Monday tliat the wm- in m1ticipation of tl1c day when aging Critics, however, say the worknms not priority' WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. 'Takeover bill weapons laborat01ies me working on 1epo11,. citing tl1e declassified docu head design work is consistent with nuclem· weapons develop flaws tl1at counter to one of the bw;ic purposes new or modified desip1s for nuc!em· ment. in advmicc of a news confer Clinton's nuclem·policy. He also de requi1e the 1edesigning of replace of the test-ban treaty: to constrain the By Lalla C. Younis U.S. Representative George mrns, work tl1at c1itics say under ence plmmed for Tuesday. nied that it undermined tl1e intent of ment paI1s. qualitative improvemer.t of nuclear Variety News Staff Miller (D-California) earlier this A MEMBER of a U.S. Ccm H.R. mines the intent of ,UI intem,1tional 111edocument,datedFeb. 29, 1996, tl1e nuclear test-bm1 tn:aty. "We need to be prepaied befrne Continuea on page 19 year proposed 1450, a simi ban on nuclem· testing that Pn:sident states: "TI1e laboratoiies me cuffently gressional delegation visiting lar bill to Akaka's which also Clinton signed last ye:u·. working on programs to provide new Saipan sees no immediate ac seeks to i'ncrease CNMI mini 1l1e govemment is not c1eating or modified designs." tion from the U.S. Congress on mum wage to federal levels. A new types of nuclt;m·weapons, butthe The Comprehensive Test Ball bills involving a federal take total of 52 U.S. representa weapon scientists m-eenhmicing their Treaty signed by Clinton and 146 over of labor and immigration tives, including Richard capabilities to do so should tl1e need nations, but not ratified by tlie Senate, in the CNMI. Gephardt, (D-Missouri), House misc. At.the smi1e time they ru-e de is intended to stop the nuclear mms "Right now, U.S. Congress is Minority Leader, so far, are sup signing 1eplacements for warheads race by bmming nucleru· detonations focusing on funding as they may porting Miller's bill, entitled on existing nucleru· weapons such as mid ending the development of new be seeking to· go out of session "Insular Fair Wage and Human tl1e Navy's submmine-launched T1i types of nuclear weapons. as early as October. I don't Rights Act of I 997". dent II missile. Energy Deprutment officials insist think bills concerning the situa US President Bill Clinton re TI1is work is spelled out.in declas the plmis desciibed in tl1e document tion here is a number one prior cently wrote a letter to Gov. sified exce1pts from m1 Energy De amount only to modemizing old de ity or even number two," said Froilan Tenorio about the "al pmm1ent document obtained by tl1e signs. TI1ey said tl1e goals include the group's spokes- person, leged abuses" in the CNMI and Natural Resources Defense Council, inc1easing tl1e life of waineads mid Andrea Sheldon. said federal laws should be im apiivate organization in Washington their safety and security but not their "I have been in Washington posed. thatadvocatesmmscon~'OI and moni explosive power. for a very long time. I have seen According to Sheldon, U.S. tOI, U.S. aims programs. Robin Staffin, the Energy many legislation get introduced. President Bill Clinton and his Thedeclassifiedexce1pL, we1e fiI,t Deprutment'sdeputy assistantsecre Many pieces of legislation are political appointees are trying repo1ted inMonday'seditionsofThe truy for research mid development, nev'er passed, and some don't to gain support for the measures even get to see the light of day," but he "doesn't always get what Department of Lands & Natural Resources she said. he wants." DIVISION OF PUBLIC LANDS Two bills concerning a pos "No hearings have been held sible federal takeover for the for any 'free-standing' bills. From right: Preston Gates lobbyist Dennis Stevens, T. V. Productions Co. executive producer Rich Miniter, CNMI Labor and Immigration Most Americans are not fully Saipan Chamber Chair David Sablan, Traditional Values Coalition executive director Andrea Sheldon and • i PUBLIC NOTICE and minimum wage have al aware of the situation here," she Governor's-Special Assistant for Telecommunications Dave Ecret share a laugh during a press conference 8/15/97 · · .