Speech #960335694

One of the things we have attempted to do in this particular bill is to streamline some of the procedures which will allow. I think. a more efficient and less expensive working of the INS. To give one example. one section eliminates the twowitness requirement for naturalization. The Acting Commissioner of INS testified before our subcommittee: Witnesses selected by the petitioner are unlikely to reveal its faults. if any. We have eliminated the requirement for two witnesses and it is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that this provision alone could give us a savings of $1 million in the year 1981. Similarly. as those of us on the Immigration Subcommittee are required to pass on a number of required bills. I think there come to our attention some changes which ought to be made. For instance. one section of this bill raises the age for consideration of entry into the United States of foreignborn adopted children from 14 to 16 years of age.