Mr. President. I rise to express my support for an important provision in the House version of S. 1664. the illegal immigration bill. which I had intended to offer as an amendment to this bill. This House provision. authored by Congressman VENTO. would help expedite the naturalization of Hmong patriots recruited by the CIA who served alongside U.S. military forces during the Vietnam war. Earlier this week. I submitted a corresponding amendment in this Chamber. The Wellstone amendment No. 3872. would have relaxed the naturalization requirement for permanent residents who served in these guerrilla units in Laos. and their spouses or widows. by waiving the language requirement and the residency requirement aliens normally must meet. I still believe these steps are necessary to address the unique situation of the Hmong. and I will continue to press for their enactment. Let me describe what has happened over the past few days.
Keywords matched
naturalization illegal immigration