Mr. Speaker. this resolution makes in order consideration of the bill to provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship through voting in a political election or in a plebiscite held in Italy. Most of the Members will recall that prior to the plebiscite in Italy we in this country through the press and through radio broadcasts asked all people of Italian extraction to write to their friends and relatives in Italy urging them to take part in the Italian election. As a result of this many of them did take part in the election and lost their American citizenship. This bill seeks to restore their former citizenship. whether it was by birth or naturalization. It will not affect the immigration laws because it limits the number to those people who were formerly citizens.
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