INSIDE WASHINGTON Unique Eyewear Make a 1990 fashion statement with eyewear from: 011ANIFIRANCO FERRE kenetron Christian Dior RALPH LALRE1\ ROBERT LR ROCHE' OLIVER PEOPLES L.A. 0071/n GUCCI LAUYT: D.O.0 of West Bloomfield has them all... and Dr. Howard J. Rosner, Optometrist, provides personalized care in contact lens fittings and eye examinations for the entire family. Appointments available daily, evenings and Saturdays. DOC OF WEST BLOOMFIELD West Bloomfield Plaza • Orchard Lake south of Maple 626-0200 IN THE Champagne g oast to Saturday, February 3, 1990 7:00 P.M. MEET THE ARTISTS AND CELEBRATE Exhibit & Sale continues through Sunday, February ill Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 6600 West Maple West Bloomfield Hamburger Exhibition Hall 661-1000 Ext. 293 28 FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1990 , New INS Chief Backs Down After Hearing From Activists JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T he new commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Gene McNary, got a quick education in the strong passions of Soviet Jewry activists recently when new INS guidelines for implementing critical Soviet Jewry legislation provo. led an instant volcano of opposi- tion. By midweek, amid cries that the immigration agency had violated its promises to consult with Soviet Jewry activists, McNary backed down and began intensive efforts to rebuild relations with major Jewish groups. The uproar involved re- cently released INS guidelines on implementing last year's Morrison- Lautenberg legislation, which was passed in response to new INS policies making it harder for Soviet Jews and others to qualify for refugee status. The new INS guidelines, according to outraged Jewish activists, sidestepped the basic intent of the legislation—to make it easier for Soviet Jews and others to prove refugee status. The reaction was instan- taneous and intense. Jewish groups bombarded the ad- ministration with com- plaints about the new guidelines. House and Artwork from the Los Angeles Tunes by Berbers Cummings. Copyright 0 1989. Berbera Cummings. Distnbuted by Los Angeles Tones Syndicate. Senate offices were notified in the strongest terms that their legislation was being ignored. INS Commissioner McNary, according to several people involved in the process, seemed taken aback by the ferocity of the response. Late last week, INS issued a memo accepting the key provisions of the conference report. At a meeting with Jewish groups, McNary con- ceded that his agency had erred in not consulting with Soviet Jewry organizations. Soviet Jewry activists here were pleased with the vic- tory, but remain wary. "It is not at all clear whether INS was trying to pull a fast one, or whether this was a bureaucratic screw-up, plain and simple," said one leading Jewish ac- tivist here. "Only time will tell. But you can say that we'll be watching INS very closely in the months to come." Jews Keeping Sharp Eye On Jackson's Moves District of Columbia mayor Marion Barry's dra- matic arrest last week on co- caine charges drastically changes the political equa- tion for the Rev. Jesse Jackson — a fact that Jewish politicos are watching with avid interest. In recent weeks, Jackson appeared to be moving away from a mayoral bid, in part because of his earlier pledge not to oppose his old friend Marion Barry, in part because polls in Washington show that the "carpet bagg- ing" issue was an important factor with District voters. Instead, Jackson appeared to shift to a long-term strategy emphasizing the drive for statehood for the District of Columbia; some political observers suggested that Jackson had his eye on a Senate seat if the move- ment was successful. Barry's arrest radically altered the political equa- tions for the Chicago preacher. With Bany in his political death throes and a city clamoring for renewal, the pressure on Jackson to run has increased significantly. But some Jewish activists insist that despite the surg- ing emotions stirred up by Barry's downfall, Jackson will ultimately opt out of the race. "This arrest puts Jesse in Jesse Jackson: Criticism mystifies.