Proposed US law to help children of Filipino vets
05/15/2009 | 11:06 AM
HONOLULU — A US congresswoman from has reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act.
Rep. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat, says the legislation would benefit the children of Filipinos who fought with US troops in World War II.
The children would be exempt from quotas that have delayed the receipt of immigrant visas to the US, keeping family members apart.
Some 200,000 Filipinos served with American troops during the war. About 18,000 of those Filipino veterans are alive today.
Thousands reside in the US, with many living in Hawaii.
In 1990, Congress provided the vets with a waiver from certain naturalization requirements. Many of them became US citizens and residents. But allowances weren't made for their children and many have been waiting decades for petition approval. - AP
Rep. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat, says the legislation would benefit the children of Filipinos who fought with US troops in World War II.
The children would be exempt from quotas that have delayed the receipt of immigrant visas to the US, keeping family members apart.
Some 200,000 Filipinos served with American troops during the war. About 18,000 of those Filipino veterans are alive today.
Thousands reside in the US, with many living in Hawaii.
In 1990, Congress provided the vets with a waiver from certain naturalization requirements. Many of them became US citizens and residents. But allowances weren't made for their children and many have been waiting decades for petition approval. - AP
