Mr. President. as chairman of the Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I desire to take official notice of the mass naturalization ceremonies that are being conducted throughout the land today as a feature of Veterans Day. These new citizens are to be commended for making the effort required to complete requirements for citizenship in this great country. and I hope that each of them will always value his new national allegiance as a privilege and an opportunity and that each will conduct himself as a loyal and deserving American. ever faithful to the duties and responsibilities of citizenship. The mass naturalization ceremonies will remind people that this country still opens its doors to many people from other lands. During the past fiscal year the United States admitted 208.177 immigrants. and administered the oath of citizenship to 88.393 persons. Without extending these remarks. I also would like to point out that 12.797 visas have been issued under the refugee relief program and 32.940 applications are in process. This program will continue to be expedited until the full 214.000 admissions authorized under the refugeerelief program have been completed. These admissions are in excess of the regular immigration quotas under our immigration laws. It is fitting that these patriotic ceremonies are conducted as a feature of Veterans Day. Many of our veterans obtained wives while on military duty in foreign lands.
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