Madam President. today I join my colleagues in supporting the passage of S. 2739. the omnibus lands bill. which included two issues of special interest to me. First. the bill seeks to correct profound problems in local immigration laws that have enabled the import of low paid. short termed indentured workers to be brought to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. CNMI. Some were bought to work in garment factories. Others arrived in the CNMI. only to find that there was no job waiting for them. and were forced to find unpalatable means to work off their bondage debt. I am pleased that today. this bill will address longstanding concerns regarding the CNMIs immigration problems. Secondly. this bill also includes a provision to expand the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument. and establish a unit on Bainbridge Island. Washington. for a new Japanese American Memorial at the Eagledale Ferry Dock.
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