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The information on this page is out of date. However, some of the content may still be useful, so we have archived the page.

This page contains USCIS Legal Documents and Testimonies five years and older. 

February 2007

July 2006

Contributions of Immigrants to the U.S. Military (PDF)
USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez before the Senate Armed Services Committee
07/10/2006 

March 2005

The President's FY 2006 Budget Request (PDF)
Testimony of USCIS Director Eduardo Aguirre Jr. before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
03/17/2005

Prepared Remarks, Bush Presidential Library Naturalization Ceremony (PDF)
03/11/2005 

October 2004

Prepared Remarks, Naturalization Ceremony (USCIS Deputy Director Michael Petrucelli) (PDF)
10/18/2004

Prepared Remarks, Angel Island Naturalization Ceremony (PDF)
10/18/2004 

September 2004

Prepared Remarks, Civic Integration Symposium (USCIS Director Aguirre) (PDF)
09/23/2004

Prepared Remarks (greeting), Civic Integration Symposium (USCIS Director Aguirre) (PDF)
09/23/2004

Oversight of U.S. Refugee Program (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Senate) (PDF)
09/21/2004 

May 2004

Prepared Remarks at Public Service Recognition Week (USCIS Director Aguirre) (PDF)
05/07/2004 

April 2004

H.R. 3191 Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance (Aguilar) (House) (PDF)
04/01/2004 

March 2004

The President's FY 2005 Budget Request (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Senate) (PDF)
03/30/2004

The President's FY 2005 Budget Request (USCIS Director Aguirre) (House) (PDF)
03/25/2004

U.S. and Mexico: Immigration Policy and the Bilateral Relationship (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Senate) (PDF)
03/23/2004 

February 2004

Immigration Provisions in the FY05 Budget (USCIS Director Aguirre) (House) (PDF)
02/25/2004

January 2004

"Prepared Remarks at Military Naturalization Ceremony (USCIS Director Aquirre) (Camp Pendleton, CA) (PDF)
01/30/2004

USCIS Comments on the President's Proposed Immigration Reform (USCIS Director Aguirre) (House) 2/12/04 (PDF)
01/12/2004 

November 2003

"Civic Integration - Citizenship After 9/11," Prepared Remarks at Nixon Center (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Washington, DC) (PDF)
11/13/2003

October 2003

Prepared Remarks at "Irish in Korea" Posthumous Naturalization Ceremony (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Washington, DC) (PDF)
10/30/2003 

September 2003

Prepared Remarks at Migration Policy Institute Discussion (USCIS Director Aguirre)(Washington, DC) (PDF)
09/03/2003 

June 2003

Visa Revocation: Catching the Terrorists Among Us (BICE) (Demore) (House) 6/18/03 (PDF)
06/18/2003

Confirmation Hearing for Eduardo Aguirre to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (PDF)
06/06/2003 

October 2002

The U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement (Langlois) (House) 10/16/02 (PDF, 75.87 KB)
10/16/2002

June 2002

Proposed B2 Visitor Visa Regulation and its Impact on Small Business (Ziglar) (House) 6/19/02 (PDF)
06/19/2002

The INS Interior Enforcement Strategy (Greene) (House) (PDF)
06/19/2002 

May 2002

International Adoptions (Ziglar) (House) (PDF)
05/22/2002 

March 2002

The President's FY 2003 Budget Request (Ziglar) (House) 3/7/02 (PDF)
03/07/2002 

February 2002

The Visa Waiver Program (Becraft) (House) (PDF)
02/28/2002

Refugee Resettlement Program for FY 2002 (Ziglar) (Senate) (PDF)
02/12/2002

James Ziglar Speaks At National Immigration Forum (PDF)
02/01/2002 

October 2001

Technology's Role in Preventing the Entry of Terrorists into the United States (Ziglar) (Senate) 10/12/01 (PDF)
10/12/2001

Using Information Technology to Secure America's Borders (Ziglar) (House) (PDF)
10/11/2001

Northern Border Security (Ziglar) (Senate) (PDF)
10/03/2001

September 2000

INS Comments on the Convention Against Torture and HR 5285, the Serious Human Rights Abusers Accountability Act of 2000 (Cooper) (House) (PDF)
09/28/2000 

February 2000

Border Security Issues (Pearson) (Senate) (PDF, 64.01 KB)
02/10/2000

Visa Waiver Pilot Program (Cronin) (House) (PDF)
02/10/2000 

April 1999

Border Patrol Operations and Staffing (dela Vina) (Senate) (PDF)
04/27/1999

Immigration Enforcement Along the Northern Border (Pearson) (House) (PDF)
04/21/1999

Northern Border Enforcement Issues (Davis) (House) (PDF)
04/21/1999

Federal Employee Corruption on Southwest Border (Meissner) (Senate) (PDF)
04/21/1999 

February 1999

Criminal Aliens and Border Patrol Funding (Meissner) (House) (PDF)
02/25/1999 

October 1998

Use of Classified Evidence in Immigration Proceedings (Virtue) (Senate) (PDF)
10/08/1998 

July 1998

Alternative Technologies for Implementing Sec 110 of IIRIRA at Land Border (Hrinyak) (House) (PDF)
07/23/1998

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