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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

2010 Homeland Security Budget includes $10 million for immigrant integration initiative
 

Appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 12, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano explained her Department's FY2010 budget request. Included in her testimony was some detail on proposed new funding for the Office of Citizenship. "Total funding of $10 million is requested for an Immigrant Integration program within USCIS, in order to improve the integration of immigrants into the United States. This program allows USCIS and the Office of Citizenship to work across the Federal Government and with state and local governments, U.S. businesses, non-profits, academia, and faith-based organizations to support effective integration efforts across the country. USCIS will provide grants to community-based organizations for citizenship preparation programs; facilitate English language learning through improved web resources; build volunteer capacity by developing a training certification framework for volunteers and, promote citizenship with integration messages at the workplace, among federal agencies, and the general public."
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