Mr. President. our Nations immigrant heritage is exemplifled best in the city of Chicago. Generations of immigrants. from. Europe. Latin America. and more recently Asia and Africa have chosen to come to Chicago and have contributed immensely to the vitality and fabric that makes it such a great city. Recently. the city of Chicago sponsored a naturalization ceremony for 1.200 new citizens at historic Navy Pier with the Immigration and Naturalization Service Chicago District Office. To help immigrants fully integrate into our city and our society. Mayor Richard M. Daley established a citizenship assistance council to help thousands of immigrants complete the often complicated naturalization process. The council has attracted leaders from various ethnic communities and corporate leaders from Fannie Mae. United Airlines. and First Chicago. Through the citizenship council. Mayor Daley has committed to sponsor several large scale citizenship ceremonies with INS in the coming months. The naturalization program In the city of Chicago Is truly a joint effort between the Federal and local government. I applaud Mayor Daleys effort and ask that his speech welcoming the new U.S. citizens on March 18. 1996. and his proclamation declaring the day to be Citizenship U.S.A. Day In Chicago be printed in the RECORD.
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