Mr. President. today. I rise to introduce legislation which amends Public Law 97359. the Amerasian Immigration Act. to include Amerasian children from the Philippines and Japan as eligible applicants. This legislation also expands the eligibility period for the Philippines until the completion of the last United States military base closure and until the date of enactment of the proposed legislation for Japan. Under the current Amerasian immigration law. only children born in Korea. Laos. Kampuchea. Thailand. and Vietnam after December 31. 1950. and before October 22. 1982. who were fathered by United States citizens. are allowed to immigrate to the United States. When this legislation was first introduced in the 97th Congress. it included Amerasian children born in the Philippines and Japan with no time limits concerning their births. The final version of this bill. however. included only areas where the United States had engaged in active military combat from the Korean War onward. and hence. excluded both the Philippines and Japan.
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