New Bill Introduced to Simplify Naturalization

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http://www.visalaw.com/03jun4/9jun403.html

HR 2600, ponsored by Rep Eni Faleomavaega (introduced 6/25/2003), to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the requirements for United States nationals to become citizens.

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Does anyone have more detailed information with the above new Bill? With 2004 presidential election drawing near, how likely is it that the Bush Administration will do something to allow more people to become US citizens faster?

As we all know, many current GC holders got their permanent residency through employment. Some of them have been on H1 status for many year working like many US GC holders paying taxes etc. showing strong attachment to this country.

Yet, the length of their H1 residency is not counted towards the residency period for naturalization. As a result, they all have to wait for another three/five years to apply for the US citizenship.

Does anyone want to share any ideas/comments? Thanks.
 
No good for us, or at least the great majority of us.

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/as00_faleomavaega/naturalization.html

This is good for Samoans, and some other territories who have american nationals, but not citizens.

Too bad :(

We should really have someone advocate for immigrant rights and reverse some of the harmful changes introduced in 1996 and facilitate naturalization for permanent residents, perhaps a 3 years period for everyone (not only married couples) would be a good place to start. With the time they take to process the naturalization it's going to be 5 years total anyway ;)

My 2 cents
 
I totally agree. This is especially true for those GC holders previously holding H1 visas, as they have made the same amount of contributions to this country (paying taxes etc.) even on their dual-intent H1 status, as other categories of GC holders.

In all, the wait time for US citizenship should be shortened!

Please keep us posted if anyone comes across any related news of expedited naturalization.
 
Now, this is a bad bill :mad: I hope it dies in committee. There is strong anti-immigrant lobbying by certain groups, this is probably one example of how they try to undermine immigrant rights.


H. R. 1567
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens.

STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
4/2/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
5/5/2003:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

This is a very blunt attack on a very basic right of "ius soli". I know that some countries don't use "ius soli" to confer citizenship, but "new world countries" like U.S. Canada and Mexico have had this tradition, perhaps because of their immigrant nature. I don't think U.S. has such strong "ius sanguinis" rules. So basically this congressman wants to make the U.S. a half baked country, I mean half baked "ius soli" and already half baked "ius sanguinis".

Anyway, enough ranting.

My 2 cents.
 
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