The legislation I am introducing today makes it easier for military servIcemembers to become citizens. The provisions cut through the redtape. It requires Immigration to use the fingerprints the military takes when the person enlists in the military. It requires the creation of a military citizen advocate to inform the servicemembers about the citizenship process and help with the application. It also means they wont leave boot camp unless they are absolutely apprised of all of the rules and all of the regulations about how to apply to become a U.S. citizen. The very process they have to go through to join the military. fingerprinting and FBI background check. should be good enough. Because you see. deep down inside. we believe that if you are good enough to fight for this country. you are good enough to become a citizen of this country. There is a pileup of 3.000 people with green cards fighting in our military today who have applied to become American citizens. You should not have to be standing in that kind of line. We are not saying let anyone become a U.S. citizen. but these are men and women who joined the military and fighting for this country. They have a green card. they have been fingerprinted. and they have passed an FBI check. Why do they have to go through it all over again? We are passing a law that would stop this needless bureaucracy. and we are establishing a special 800 number for our military and their families.
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