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Iowa House introduces resolution urging Congress to naturalize some internationally adopted adults
Summary
The Iowa House of Representatives introduced House Resolution 14 on the House floor, calling on the president of the United States and the United States Congress to support passage of the Adoptee Citizenship Act to naturalize certain people who were adopted as children outside the United States.
The Iowa House of Representatives introduced House Resolution 14 on the House floor, calling on the president of the United States and the United States Congress to support passage of the Adoptee Citizenship Act to naturalize certain people who were adopted as children outside the United States.
The resolution says the Child Citizenship Act did not grant citizenship to adoptees who were older than 18 when that law became effective, leaving ‘‘a significant number of adoptees’’ without citizenship. It lists practical barriers those adults face, including limits on access to banking services, voting, U.S. passports, driver’s…
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