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Eighteen thousand immigrants in Las Vegas whose claims for late amnesty were denied and whose work authorization was revoked are the focus of a broad-based community effort to change immigration law. The bishop of the Las Vegas diocese, a local union, Rafael Vega, honorary consul to Mexico and the organization Fair Treatment for Immigrants have banded together in an effort to gain an audience with President Clinton to discuss changing the law. The coalition has already gained the support of Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Senate Minority Whip. A spokesperson from his office says the Senator is ready to meet with the group when they come to Washington, D.C. About 350,000 immigrants nationwide were similarly affected, and all of them are now in the country illegally and subject to deportation. The INS says it is not going to look for illegal immigrants because it lacks the officers in the field and the resources to send them to their native country, but if any illegal immigrant does come to their attention, they will begin deportation proceedings.
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