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...serious threats to civil rights of Hispanic Americans and Mexicans the Simpson-Mazzoli proposal represent Rep. Roybal's bill may be less ambitious than Simpson-Mazzoli, but it is more feasible. Unlike Simpson-Mazzoli it does not count on employers and undocumented workers to come forward of their own accord. Rather than view this bill as an obstructionist ploy by a Hispanic congressman--as one senator referred to it--Congress and the President must address the issues it raises in legislation. Immigration reform should constitute more than a political football; its complexity makes quick congressional action impossible...
...economic relations and to prepare the way for President Reagan's arrival in Peking at the end of April. Prodded by American manufacturers, Washington set off a 1983 trade skirmish by freezing imports of Chinese textiles at the previous year's levels after talks on a new accord broke down. The People's Republic, which did not begin welcoming U.S. business on a large scale until 1979, responded by halting purchases of U.S. soybeans, cotton and synthetic fibers. Peking also refused to buy previously agreed upon quantities of U.S. grain. The cutbacks slashed American farm sales...
...treaty was the latest in a series of economic understandings between the U.S. and China. They have included Washington's decision last July to ease its stand against Chinese textiles, which led to a new accord allowing the imports to grow by up to 3% a year. Reagan also greatly increased Peking's access to U.S. high technology by declaring China to be a "friendly, nonallied country." Lionel Olmer, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, expects that action to help bring U.S. firms $2 billion worth of contracts within a year...
...Mozambique capital of Maputo, Crocker's deputy, Frank Wisner, flew to South Africa with a message for Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha: the time was ripe for bilateral talks with Mozambique. The discussions set in motion the exchange that led to last week's formal accord...
...policies of racial discrimination. Unquestionably, the new pacts with Mozambique and Angola will deprive black revolutionary movements of bases near South Africa, dealing a heavy blow to their ambitions for fundamental change inside the country. "Peace and apartheid colonialism," seethed the African National Congress in response to the Mozambique accord, "are inherently mutually exclusive." But others point out that reduced tensions can only encourage accommodation by the white minority. U.S. officials, for their part, claim that Washington maintains constant pressure on Pretoria to end apartheid. Said a top State Department official: "We have been credible and firm in insisting that...