Mr. President. as I mentioned earlier. I believe it is important for naturalization proceedings to be performed by judges. rather than by an administrative agency. and I know that Senator DIXON agrees with me. Naturalization is simply too important to be treated as just another bureaucratic proceeding. U.S. citizenship should be conferred by judges whenever possible. At the same time. there is a danger that requiring all naturalization proceedings to be performed by judges will create an unacceptable delay. In that case. I would prefer immediacy. Under section 202 of this bill I would prefer that the INS provide the alien with the option of an administrative proceeding if a court cannot administer the oath within 90 days. We believe this approach would both preserve the importance of the naturalization process and prevent unreasonable delay. Senators KENNEDY and SIMPSON. the floor managers of this bill. have agreed with me that making the administrative option available at the end of 90 days Is consistent with the intent of this bill. My understanding is that the conferees will make the necessary adjustments in the legislation to achieve this result.
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