Speaker. this bill simply puts the American husband and American wife on an equal footing. In 1934 there was passed a law permitting an alien husband who married an American woman the right to become a citizen within 3 years. The same privilege was granted to an alien woman who married an American and she could accordingly become naturalized within 3 years. In other words. under the old law alien husbands would have had to stay here 5 years before they could become citizens. while the alien wives could be naturalized after only 1 year of residence. So. in 1934 we equalized the opportunities under the law and this bill simply equalizes opportunities with respect to marriages that took place prior to the enactment of the act of May 24. 1934. So. if a marriage took place between a nativeborn American woman and an alien. or vice versa. they would be eligible for naturalization at the present time after 3 years residence.
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