Word: jail
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jackson plunged on. In an emotional visit to a Cuban jail with the soon-to-be-freed American prisoners, he was tearfully embraced by some of the men. Aware of the criminal records of some, Jackson declared, "We do not come casting judgment about why you are here. You are Americans and you are ours, and we're going to take you home...
Most of the Americans had spent one to four years in jail, charged by Havana authorities with drug trafficking; typically, they became Castro's prisoners by accident, after equipment failures on boats or airplanes brought them into Cuban waters. In contrast, most of the Cuban nationals had been jailed for more than 20 years; some were kept in prison without explanation for months or years after their promised release dates. The political prisoners called themselves plantados, those planted firmly in opposition to Castro...
...able to gather a varied political bouquet. Robert Strauss, former Democratic national chairman, was almost silent. House Democratic Majority Whip Tom Foley looked content. The gallant, crippled Jacob Javits, former Republican Senator from New York, wired his blessings. Judge John Sirica, who sent the Watergate offenders to jail, sat straight and proud. Rabbi Joseph Glaser caught every word. The Ambassador from China watched in fascination. Max Kampelman, who was one of Hubert Humphrey's whiz kids from Minnesota, cocked his ear for each nuance. The Senator's daughter, Anna Marie Jackson, 21, wept...
...major exemption is for people who employ no more than three workers; families with a maid or gardener would not be troubled. But firms caught hiring undocumented workers could be fined up to $2,000 for each such employee. Under the Senate bill, repeated violations could lead to jail sentences of up to six months...
...applicants' documentation was phony. On a key vote last week, however, the House rejected, 304 to 120, an attempt by California Democrat Edward Roybal to strike employer fines from the bill. Backers of Simpson-Mazzoli did permit opponents to delete criminal penalties, including up to a year in jail, for employers who hire undocumented workers. But House leaders expect some form of criminal sanction to be restored in any bill that clears the Senate-House conference...