Speaker. I am submitting additional evidence supporting the need for my amendment approved by the House on September 24. 1997 which provides $2.000.000 for the inspector generals office at the Justice Department to complete a thorough and objective investigation of the abuses surrounding the Citizenship U.S.A. Program accelerating the naturalization process prior to the 1996 elections. This evidence includes an executive summary of the KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Report. a statistical listing of the naturalizations where complete background checks were not done provided by the Justice Department. and an editorial in the Washington Post entitled "Burned Again." Naturalization is a critical symbol of the American democratic experiment and the continuing contribution immigrants made. The time has come to eliminate this blemish on the immigration system and those. the overwhelming majority of whom. legally pursue their citizenship. These abuses of the Clinton/ Gore administration should not be tolerated which cheapen the integrity of citizenship and the naturalization process.
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