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14th Amendment Defended
National Catholic Reporter
Feb. 8, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Catholic church’s umbrella organization for immigration services
is decrying delays in the naturalization process and rallying support against efforts to repeal
or sidestep the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law to all
persons.
In the 2007 fiscal year, 1.4 million people applied for U.S. citizenship, double the previous
year’s applications, said Don Kerwin, director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network,
known by its acronym, CLINIC. It now takes 18 months to process a naturalization
application, up from seven months.
“Politicians should be debating the best ways to improve the citizenship process and
achieve immigrant integration, not how to deny citizenship to children born here who will
never know another country,” he said.
National Catholic Reporter
Feb. 8, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Catholic church’s umbrella organization for immigration services
is decrying delays in the naturalization process and rallying support against efforts to repeal
or sidestep the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law to all
persons.
In the 2007 fiscal year, 1.4 million people applied for U.S. citizenship, double the previous
year’s applications, said Don Kerwin, director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network,
known by its acronym, CLINIC. It now takes 18 months to process a naturalization
application, up from seven months.
“Politicians should be debating the best ways to improve the citizenship process and
achieve immigrant integration, not how to deny citizenship to children born here who will
never know another country,” he said.
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