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Orna and Reid Willis of Commerce
Township still are no closer to adopt-
ing Koun Nga, a 7-month-old
Cambodian baby girl they already
consider their daughter.
An Immigration and Naturalization
Service investigation of baby traffick-
ing in Cambodia and Vietnam halted
all U.S. adoptions in Cambodia two
months ago. The Willises, who had
final approval to adopt months ago,
were prevented from picking up the
child.
They agree baby trafficking is
deplorable, but said the INS should go
on a case-by-case basis. The adoption
agency and the orphanage the Willises
used already were cleared by the INS.
Congressional staff members and
the INS met Feb. 7 to try to settle the
issue. U.S. Congressman Joe
Knollenberg, R-Farmington Hills, sent
a staff member to the meeting.
"Progress is being made," said
Christopher Close, Rep. Knollenberg's
communication director. "Both the
State Department and the INS are
devoting resources to this issue. This
situation has reached the ears of INS
Commissioner James Ziglar and
Secretary of State Colin Powell. They
both are so concerned about this issue
that it is now a high priority.
"Congressman Knollenberg and his
colleagues will continue to press INS
and the State Department to reach a
timely decision on the issue," he said.
Orna Willis still was disappointed
because no discussion was made of the
INS going on a case-by-case basis,
which she said is the real issue.
"I can't imagine it to be that hard
for the INS to find out about the
agencies that do work within the law,
rather than putting all the energy into
the few that didn't."
— Harry Kirsbaum
A Record Number
The Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit is sending a
record 22 delegates to Washington,
D.C., to take part in the 2002 Jewish
Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)
Plenum Feb. 16-19.
The plenum is the largest yearly
meeting of the national public affairs
arm of the organized Jewish commu-
nity.
"It's an opportunity to compare
notes with Jewish community relations
activists around the country," said
Allan Gale of the Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit. "It's
an opportunity to interact with both
congressional and administration offi-
cials." •
While delegates will focus on impor-
tant advocacy efforts and the domestic
agenda, attention will also be drawn to
civil liberties, support for Israel and
the Jewish community's role in home-
land defense.
Speakers will include Rabbi Michael
Melchior, Israel's deputy foreign min-
ister; Dennis Ross, U. S. ambassador;
Aaron David Miller, diplomat and
negotiator; and Christie Whitman,
Environmental Protection Agency
administrator.
Sixteen staff and board members
and six students from Hillels at the
University of Michigan, Michigan
State University, Kalamazoo College,
Wayne State University and Western
Michigan also will attend.
— Harry Kirsbaum
Schulman Bill
A Michigan House bill exempting gas,
oil and water facilities and other "criti-
cal infrastructure" from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act
was passed in the Michigan House of
Representatives on Feb. 7.
"In these times when terrorist
threats have turned into deadly action,
there is some information that cannot,
and should not, be released," said state
Rep. Marc Shulman, R-West
Bloomfield, the bill's sponsor.
"Our Constitution does not require
we turn over vital information to the
enemy under the guise of being an
open society. If a terrorist destroyed a
portion of our critical infrastructure, it
would have a debilitating impact on
the defense or economic security of
our state."
House Bill 5349, which also bars
the release of information concerning
electric power systems, telecommuni-
cations, banking and finance and gov-
ernment emergency services, is part of
a multi-bill anti-terrorism package.
The bill now moves to the state Senate
for consideration.
— Harry Kirsbaum.
Correction
In last week's cover story ("Red,
White, Blue And Maybe Gold,"
page 53), U.S. Olympian Michael
Weiss was identified on page 56 as
a speed skater. He's a figure skater.