The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1987 Page: 8 of 20

                                
8 Friday, September 4,1987
1HRESHER News
New INS crackdown
means paperwork
by Claire Closmann
On September 1, the Department
of Immigration and Naturalization
began enforcing the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986.
The new law, intended to curb ille-
gal immigration, requires employ-
ees and employers to fill out an
Immigration and Naturalization
Service form, the 1-9, to prove that
the employee is a U.S. citizen or a
legal resident in the U.S.
Employees must prove identity
and authorization to work within
three days of being hired or by the
end of the first shift of their job.
Anyone hired between November
7, 1986, and May 31 of this year
must have filled out the 1-9 before
September 1, 1987. An employee
can prove citizenship with a num-
ber of documents including a U.S.
passport, a valid foreign passport
with employment authorization or
a state-issued driver's license along
with a Social Security card.
Immigration or Department of
Labor officers can inspect 1-9
forms without a subpoena or a
search wan-ant, as long as they give
at least three days' notice. Employ-
ers are required to keep the forms
for three years or a year after the end
of employment, whichever is
longer. During the first year of
implementation, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service will
issue only a citation for first vio-
lations, but further violations will
result in the penalty of a fine.
Included in the new law arc
domestic employees who work in a
private home on a regular basis, as
well as anyone else who performs
labor or services in return for wages
or other pay.
Employees who were hired before
the law was signed but have re-
cently have taken an approved
leave of absence are not required to
fill out an 1-9.
"I'm pretty apathetic about it.
It'sjust another form to fill out, but
for a lot of students it's a hassle be-
cause most of them do not keep the
necessary documents with them in
college," said Dennis Abbott, a pub
employee.
Students beware!
When you apply for that job to earn
money for the weekends, you will be
asked to show evidence that you are
eligible to work.
Proof includes a United States pass-
port, certificate of United States citi-
zenship, certificate of naturalization,
unexpired foreign passport with at-
tached employment authorization, or
alien registration card.
Also acceptable are one item each
from these two groups: 1) a state-
issued driver's license or I.D. card or
U.S. military card and 2) an original
Social Security Card, birth certifi-
cate certified by a government
authority or INS employment au-
thorization.
Career Planning & Placement Office
Seminar
DATE: Tuesday, September 15
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Grand Hall, RMC
Preparing for the interview
Self Assessment, Resume Writing, etc.
How to interview
SPEAKER
Ann G. Hightower
Rice University
M Chemical Engineering
Stanford University
BA English
Senior Engineer Process Control
Exxon Baytown Chemical Plant
Remarks: John B. Evans, Director
Career Planning & Placement
SPONSORED BY
Career Planning & Placement
Association of Rice Alumni
ALL RICE STUDENTS ARE WELCOME
The signs "Men" and "Women" on bathroom doors are one of the clearest signs of the division of the sexes. At Brown,
the bathrooms have been a topic of hot debate since plans for co-ed conversion were begun. Perhaps the women just
don't want to have to remind men to please put the seat down. —G. Stafford
Co-ed conversion takes over
Brown sundeck but not baths
IN THE COLLEGES
by Shelley Fuld
Students at the Brown
College Cabinet meeting decided
to reserve the bathrooms on the
even-numbered floors for women,
while men will use the bathrooms
odd-numbered floors. Violation of
this rule could be grounds for prose-
cution in the college court.
Bathrooms aren't the only prac-
tical issue that has arisen from the
co-ed conversion. The sun-roof,
long known for attracting helicop-
ters who hovered around the women
sunbathing, will become co-ed.
Brown will also purchase three
new bicycles since they have no
men's bicycles.
Friday, September 11, Brown
and Jones College will hold a
TG at Fairy Fountain.
On September 18, Brown and
Hanszen College will hold a
party with the theme, "Urge to
Merge," in the Brown Commons.
Hanszen will throw its annual
Suburbs Party tonight at 9 p.m.
Dance, have fun and buy lots of
Tupperware.
Class rings will be
delivered September ip*h
and 11th at the Rice
Campus Bookstore from
9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The Hanszen Cabinet held its
first meeting Wednesday in the
commons loft. Topics discussed
were committees, the sign, the
clock, tlje party and more.
At the. Will Rice College
Diet meeting August 26, the new
budget was approved and elections
for off- campus, freshman and jun-
ior representatives were discussed.
Speeches will be after dinner Wed-
nesday, and elections will be
Thursday. A subsidy was passed for
one meal for off- campus students
on the day of elections.
WRC, along with the Rice Pro-
gram Council, will sponsor a party
in the academic quad after the Lamar
game Saturday night.
Lovett College is sponsor-
ing a tubing and canoeing trip to
New Braunfels Sunday. The group
will be leaving at 7:30 a.m. and re-
turning at 10 p.m. A sign-up sheet
is posted outside the commons.
Sid Richardson College
will hold its first Council meeting
Tuesday, September 8, at 10 p.m.
in the Commons.
The Rice U. Fencing Club is
going all the way this year!
Come to the gym Thur Sept 10,
7 pm for demonstrations, lessons,
fun. Equipment provided.
All free. Everyone welcome!
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