Rep. Boozman Helps Wal-Mart, Tyson to Break the Law

Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 5:40 PM

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U.S. Rep. John Boozman of Arkansas organized a seminar so that Wal-Mart
and Tyson Foods could learn how to hire illegal aliens and them convert
them to nonimmigrant visas. Lonoke attorney Kathy W. Goss answered the
big question of the day: "I have a crew of hard-working illegal aliens
that work in my factory for minimum wage. How can I get my workers
legal visas so that I can continue to exploit them?"

Boozman chose a qualified lawyer to tutor Wal-Mart and Tyson on how to
break the law. Kathy Goss is a member of that gang of rich lawyers
called AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association). AILA holds
conferences on how to skirt immigration laws so Goss has the right
credentials to give Wal-Mart and Tyson advice on how to break the law
and get away with it.

Kathy W. Goss' daughter, Sarah Goss, claims that her mother taught her
a lot about immigration law. Westminster College is so impressed with
Sarah's progress that they are helping her get an internship at the
Department of Homeland Security in Washington D.C. Sarah should feel
right at home working for the spooks.

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/story_arkansas.php?storyid=18864

Seminar navigates INS web

BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

Saturday, January 18, 2003

FAYETTEVILLE - Northwest Arkansas employers want to learn more about
navigating a complex immigration system that lets them try to seek
federal approval to sponsor alien workers.

Thats what speakers told lawyers and employers on Friday at an
immigration law seminar in Fayetteville.

U.S. Rep. John Boozman of Arkansas 3 rd Congressional District
organized the seminar, which was sponsored by the Arkansas Bar
Associations International and Immigration Law Section and the
University of Arkansas School of Law.

Attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Tyson Foods attended the seminar
at the Clarion Inn, as did human resource representatives from other
Northwest Arkansas businesses. "What I hear from employers all the time
[is], I have this great, hard-working employee working for me. How
do I get him legal?" Lonoke attorney Kathy W. Goss told about 100
people at the seminar.

The answer isnt simple, Goss said. Employers who want to sponsor
aliens for work visas must file detailed applications with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service and often obtain authorization
from the Department of Labor.

Goss said aliens seeking permanent residency, or "green card status,"
usually take two routes: qualifying on the basis of a petition by a
U.S. resident, such as a spouse, or qualifying for a "nonimmigrant"
work visa under the sponsorship of an employer.

Generally, nonimmigrant work visas require a specific offer of
employment by a U.S. employer. Aliens who are granted the work visas
must return to their native country to apply for their green card, Goss
said.

The INS gives work visa preference to some aliens who hold professional
degrees or possess extraordinary work abilities. In Northwest Arkansas,
more employers seek work visas for skilled and unskilled labor rather
than for employees who hold professional degrees, Goss said. "The
issues in Northwest Arkansas revolve around getting people for poultry
work or seasonal employees for farmers," she said.

Typically, employers have to demonstrate to the Department of Labor
that theres a shortage of U.S. workers in a specific labor field
before they can sponsor work visas. Aliens whove been deported or
have criminal records arent usually eligible for employer-sponsored
work visas, Goss said. "Just because a foreign national is a good hard
worker doesnt mean that hell be authorized to work in the Unit-
ed States," she said.

Boozman said immigration law has become more important in light of the
changing demographics in the 3 rd Congressional District, which is made
up of 16 counties in Northwest Arkansas.

The regions immigration population exploded in the 1990s, with
mostly Hispanic immigrants arriving to work in poultry or construction
jobs..

Boozman said he started planning the seminar after he spoke at a
naturalization ceremony in Bentonville a few months ago. Boozman said
Hispanic community leaders and INS officials told him theres a need
for immigration law expertise in the region. "Employers have difficulty
navigating the system and end up frustrated," Boozman said. "Lawyers
want more education in immigration law and we have people who legally
run afoul with the federal bureaucracies of the system."

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Westminster College Student from Arkansas is Awarded Prestigious
Washington Internship
2/10/2003
Mike Odneal

Arkansan Sarah Goss wins the 2003 Emerson Fellowship from

Westminster College; will experience firsthand involvement with the new
Department of Homeland Security

Fulton, MO Sarah Goss is a spunky, outspoken and active Arkansan with
an ever-ready smile and a warm southern accent. Shes well-known as a
strong leader among students at this selective private college of about
750 students. Now, thanks to the prestigious Emerson Fellowship, Goss
will put her Westminster College leadership skills to the test in
Washington, DC.
The challenges and opportunities from this internship will be
tremendous, said Goss. Im definitely excited about all the great
learning experiences that this Fellowship will now make possible for
me.

The Bill Emerson Fellowship is an individualized internship program at
Westminster College that focuses on public policy interests. The
Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to learn about the political
system through direct exposure to public and private sector roles in
public policy development. Sponsored by the Emerson Endowment at
Westminster College, the Fellowship is a three-month summer experience
in Washington DC. The selected fellow earns three college credit hours
and receives a $3,000 stipend.

Chosen from five finalists, Goss will have the opportunity to spend the
summer exploring the details of the federal governments public
policy, and will have opportunity to meet public policy leaders in
various positions in Washington, D.C. including the new Department of
Homeland Security.

I have always had a very strong interest in U.S. immigration policy,
said Goss. Effective March 1, all Immigration & Naturalization Service
functions will be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.
I am grateful that the Emerson Fellowship will afford me the
opportunity to intern in conjunction with this new department.

>From an early age Goss has been exposed to immigration and
naturalization issues. Sarahs mother, Kathy Woodward Goss, is an
immigration attorney. Because of this, Sarah has frequently been
exposed to issues in immigration law. Now as an Emerson Fellow, she
will have the opportunity to see how an efficient, restructured INS
will function under the new Homeland Security Department.

Goss is from Lonoke, Arkansas, and is currently a junior at Westminster
College in Fulton, Missouri. She will graduate in May 2004 with a
bachelor of arts in English and religious studies. An active member of
the Westminster community, Goss participates in multiple campus and
national organizations, and leads many of them.

She is an active member of the Environmentally Concerned Students and
Student Foundation. Additionally, Goss is a tutor in world religions
and British literature and serves as a note taker for the Learning
Disabilities program. She also serves on the Remley Womens Center
Advisory Board, the Social Judiciary Committee and the executive
committee of the Student Government Association. She is the Risk
Management Officer for her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and vice
president of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society.

Goss participation and leadership in so many extracurricular
activities directly involves her in the development and implementation
of policy that ultimately affects the quality of campus life at
Westminster. However, Goss leadership and dedication is not limited
to campus life. She has been an active volunteer in the Fulton
community during her time at Westminster. She has worked with the
Fulton Manor Nursing Home, CARD-V, Adopt-A-Family, the Mark Twain
Forest Clean-up, Red Cross blood and plasma drives, and the Fulton
Easter Egg Hunt. Goss is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Goss of
Lonoke, Arkansas.

The Emerson Fellowship is a unique Westminster program because its
design allows the individuality of the student to influence the
experience, and illustrates how the fellows interests in any
discipline can translate into issues of government and public policy,
said Fletcher M. Lamkin, Westminster College president. It clearly
demonstrates how leadership, good citizenship and your personal
interests are interrelated -- a pivotal concept in the unique education
that Westminster provides.

The Emerson Fellowship is open to all Westminster students of junior
class standing with majors in any discipline, field or profession.

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