The tragedy of his death was compounded by the 17 years of struggle it took his family to see that this recognition was paid to him. Similar private legislation was required to confer citizenship posthumously on others who died in service to our country. It is a sad anomaly in our immigration code that immigrants who serve our Nation during wartime are accorded citizenship upon their discharge. but no provision exists In our laws to recognize as citizens those who make the ultimate sacrifice for the United States. Today. I am introducing legislation to establish a remedy for this situation. It establishes a simple administrative procedure for conferring citizenship on those who sacrifice their lives in the service of the United States. At the time this House considered granting citizenship to Corporal Staniszewski last year. there was much interest expressed in legislation that would cover all those noncitizens who lost their lives in Vietnam while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The President committed his administration to that purpose when he signed the bill into law.
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