Many had sons and daughters who served our great country in the World War and are today giving their lives in the great battle we are now engaged in for the preservation of our free institutions. The sons and daughters of others are today in the vanguard of Americas progress. *Yet these same cleanliving people of America cannot become citizens unless they pass an examination that would probably "flunk" a highschool graduate or perhaps a college. graduate. If the only requirements for citizenship were contributions to national wealth through honest labor and love for democracy. almost all of our noncitizens could easily become citizens. There are thousands of people in the United States who have made application for their first and second papers but who failed to pass the examination. In making application they renounced. allegiance to their native countries. and yet they are not citizens of the United States. They love America. they belong to America. they are willing to fight to defend America and keep it democratic and free. so why deny them citizenship? The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization to whom this bill was referred to amend the Naturalization Act of 1940. so as to strengthen our national defense. approved it with the recommendations of the Attorney General and the Navy and War Departments. Therefore. Mr.
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Generalization that noncitizens love America and are willing to fight for it.