SUB ► RU® The Beauty of All-Wheel Drive ®. te43ge Legacy,7, want Soviet slots cut to make up the difference. They protested the government decision, which seemed to violate the partnership arrangement between the State Department and non-govern- mental groups like HIAS in making decisions on refugee needs and num- bers. The proposal would have slashed slots for the former Soviet Union from 30,000 to 21,000. /-- N C Compromise on Russian immigration. "That was a huge cut," said Diana Aviv, Washington director for the Council of Jewish Federations. "We had already agreed to a major com- promise in what we'd asked for in January; for the State Department to come back in June and say they need- ed more of these slots for the Bosnia program was a big surprise." CJF, HIAS and Soviet Jewry groups went to Capitol Hill and recruited some high-powered help. "Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., [the chair of the Senate immigration subcommittee] provided tremendous help," Ms. Aviv said. "So did Sen. Ted Kennedy [D-Mass., the ranking Democrat on the committee]. They played a major role in pressing the State Department." The result was a compromise that brought the number back up to 26,000. While that represented a cut of some 4,000 slots, Ms. Aviv said it was a "big victory." Exclusion Problem At the same time, the coalition of Jewish groups convinced the White House to review complaints that Immigration and Naturalization Service examiners in the former Soviet Union, the first rung in the refugee process, were making it hard- er for many to win the coveted refugee status. Increasingly, INS officials are rul- ing that applicants do not qualify under the Lautenberg Amendment, which makes it easier for Jews and others from the former Soviet Union to enter this country. In some cases, Jews living in mixed marriages are being rejected, or elderly women. "We are very pleased that we won a strong commitment by the White House to look at the exclusion prob- lem," Ms. Aviv said. "So this is really progress." Christian Support For Unification Christian groups, and Jewish organi- zations that work with them to gen- erate support for Israel, are cranking up their Washington activity as U.S.- Israel tensions rise — and as Mideast negotiators haggle over beginning "final-status" negotiations that will take up a number of hot issues, including Jerusalem's future. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews sponsored a Washington conference with a strong focus on Jerusalem. The object is to "build a base of support of Christian leaders who will speak out in support of a unified Jerusalem on a regular basis," said Chris Gersten, executive director of the Center for Jewish and Christian Values, the fellowship's Washington outpost. Already, the group has developed an e-mail network among Christian leaders designed to provide informa- tion from the Israeli government and from pro-Israel groups. 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