Mr. Speaker. this bill is prematurely before the House. Its provisions are asked for on the basis of honorable service by the sons of these people who would be naturalized. We will not know whether or not their services have been honorable until the war is over. Under this bill. if enacted into law. a young man enters the service today. his parents may apply for naturalization tomorrow and pQssibly after naturalizationI am not presuming this will happen. but it is possiblethat young man could be dishonorably discharged for sabotage of the war effort. yet the parents would be and would remain naturalized citizens of the United States. There is no way to tell or to determine whether or not the service of one during this way has been honorable until the service has been performed. and it will not be performed until this war is over. The exact language of the bill Is as follows: SEC. 801. Any person not a citizen of the United States whose son or daughter is a citizen of the United States and has served or is serving honorably In the military or naval forces of the United States during the present war and who. if separated from such service. was separated under honorable conditions. may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of the naturalization laws. except that no declaration of intention shall be required. and the provisions of section 326 of this act shall not apply to a petition filed under this section: Provided. That the petition is filed not later than 1 year after the termination of the present war. For the purposes of this section. the present war shall be deemed to have commenced on September 1. 1939. and shall continue until such time as the United States shall cease to be in a state of war.
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