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In the Congress this week, Congressman Faleomavaega Eni introduced a bill to exempt U.S. Nationals born in American Samoa from having to meet all requirements of becoming a U.S. citizen, as outlined in the federal Immigration and Nationality Act.
According to Faleomavaega, U.S. Nationals seeking naturalization are currently required to follow the same procedures as legal permanent residents or green card holders who come to the U.S. from every nation in the world. Faleomavaega said these procedures may take longer than a year to complete, and most of the procedures requirements are unnecessary for U.S. nationals living in American Samoa. For instance, the naturalization process requires the applicant be tested of English proficiency and knowledge of U.S. history and government. Furthermore, it requires that an applicant live within the United States for a period of time before U.S. citizenship may be granted. Faleomavaega said American Samoa should be exempt from these requirements because it pays allegiance to the United States as a U.S. territory. Furthermore, he said there is no need to test our people’s English proficiency and knowledge of the U.S. because our school system is the same as that of the U.S..
Currently, the INA provides that persons born in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam and commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are citizens of the United States at birth but not individuals born in American Samoa.
Faleomavaega’s bill notes that American Samoa, as U.S. Nationals, have demonstrated "their loyalty and allegiance" to the U.S. for more than 100 years. It also acknowledges the sons and daughters of American Samoa who have fought and continue to fight for the United States through various wars and most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Faleomavaega said he is hopeful that his bill will receive support from his colleagues in Congress. He said if the bill is passed, U.S. nationals living in American Samoa will be able to apply for U.S. citizenship directly from American Samoa.
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