IT has been more than 12 Christmases when Filipino veterans were allowed to apply for naturalization as US citizens for having served with the US Armed Forces during World War II – specifically for the period September 1, 1939 to December 31, 1946.

The Christmas present came by way of Section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act signed as an executive order on July 3, 2002.

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