On the recordSeptember 10, 2002
I want to speak about families of lawful noncitizens whose loved ones perished in the World Trade Center. They are about to be put into a position where, on a legal basis, they are deportable as of September 11, 2002, and this at the same time as they are taking on that incredibly difficult task of dismantling their lives here in the United States and returning to their country of birth. This legislation would extend by 1 year the relief we provided in the Patriot Act to allow noncitizens whose parent or spouse was murdered in the terrorist attacks of September 11. Today is September 10, just 1 day shy of the 1-year anniversary of the most significant terrorist attack on the United States in history. The United States lost some 2,800 lives, as you know, but in the past year we have forgotten, in my view, to take into consideration the 504 nationals from 86 foreign countries who were a part of that.
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