Mr. de Mesas wife. Mrs. Lourdes de Mesa. did manage to relocate In the United States. and through naturalization became an American citizen. However. the naturalization took place after her children were grown. and now her daughter. Susan M. Agcaoill Is married and resides in the Philippines. Because of the visa availability for the fourth preference category for "adult children" Is backlogged for many years In the Philippines. It is unlikely that Mrs. de Mesa will be able to achieve the obJective she and her husband intended since Mr. de Mesa served in World War II: to unite their family. as American citizens. In the country that Mr. de Mesa served honorably. The promise made to Mr. de Mesa that he would receive U.S. citizenship for himself and his family In return for his military service was a manifestation of U.S. immigration legislation during World War II. In March 1942. the Nationality Act of 1940 was amended by the Second War Powers Act of -942 (56 Stat. 1786 et seq. Sections 701705) were added to the Nationality Act of 1940.
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