Mr. President. I rise today to introduce a private relief bill that will correct a problem created by a loophole in our immigration law. This bill. companion legislation to a bill introduced in the House by Congressman HANK BROWN. would grant immediate relative status to the widow of a U.S. citizen killed abroad. In 1986 Mr. William P. Latch. an NBC reporter from Durango. CO. was killed while on assignment in Thailand. He left behind a Thai wife. Sonanong Poonpipat Latch. and two minor children with dual citizenship. Unfortunately. Mr. Latch had not petitioned for citizenship for his wife before his death.
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