Senate Passes Cornyn-Backed Bill To Further Expedite Citizenship For Service Members

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Senate Passes Cornyn-Backed Bill To Further Expedite Citizenship For Service Members

Bipartisan bill builds on Sen. Cornyn's legislation enacted into law in 2003 to reduce wait times for non-citizens serving in U.S. military

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Ranking Member of the Immigration and Border Security subcommittee, made the following statement Wednesday regarding unanimous Senate passage of legislation he co-sponsored to further expedite the citizenship process for non-citizens serving in the U.S. military. The Kendell Frederick Assistance to Citizenship Act, S. 2516, builds on legislation Sen. Cornyn enacted into law in 2003:

"Thousands of service members who are not yet U.S. citizens put their lives on the line every day to defend America and protect our freedom. But bureaucratic delays in processing military citizenship cases have hindered their ability to gain the privilege and honor of citizenship. I'm encouraged that the Senate unanimously passed this appropriate legislation to help honor those who serve in our all-volunteer military. We are sending a clear message to these troops that we welcome their service and will be proud to call them fellow Americans."

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