I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me. first of all. acknowledge that this is an important issue. Danish nationals are eligible for E1 treaty trader visas pursuant to the Treaty of Friendship. Commerce and Navigation between the United States and Denmark of October 1. 1951. The U.S. and Denmark signed a protocol to the treaty on May 2. 2001. which would grant Danes eligibility for E2 visas. That protocol is currently before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. However. since the Judiciary Committee began insisting in 2003 that trade agreements and treaties no longer contain immigration provisions. the Danish embassy has requested a grant of E2 privileges through the normal legislative process. H.R. 3647 would grant those privileges to Denmark. I support that grant of such privileges and therefore support H.R. 3647.
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