Those ceremonies will be highlighted. Finally. it establishes an award to recognize the contributions of outstanding new American citizens. I would suspect that this new award would one day. perhaps very quickly. become as important as the Presidential Medal of Freedom because it will not be hard to find outstanding contributions by new immigrants to our country. I see the Senator from New Mexico on the floor. He and I have heard it often said that of the 100 Americans who have won the Nobel Prize in physics. 60 are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Each of us knows of such a list. and for the President to be able to identify up to 10 such immigrants who have made great contributions to our country and to recognize them every year will make a difference. How much will this cost? It wont cost the taxpayers a penny because these grants to help people learn English. which is the major cost. will be paid for by the visa fees that are paid each year. This is an important amendment. I believe it is the most important subject we have before us: helping prospective citizens learn English. giving them an incentive to become a citizen in 4 years instead of 5. as they become proficient in English. providing grants to encourage the teaching of American history and civics. creating a new foundation to assist in that. codifying the oath of allegiance. highlighting the ceremonies in which citizens become new Americans. and then allowing the President to designate a handful of new Americans every year who contributed so much to our country.
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