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Pete Domenici: “I want to say, some may ask why I accepted this. Actually, it's a very tiny group of people. It covers those who are so…”

On the recordJune 25, 1997
I want to say, some may ask why I accepted this. Actually, it's a very tiny group of people. It covers those who are so seriously disabled that the disability disqualifies them from completing their naturalization process. Therefore, they cannot become citizens. They are noncitizens, but legal. As a result, they are denied benefits described in the Kennedy amendment for only that reason. So I agree to accept that.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to disabled individuals and their citizenship status.

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