MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on how immigration officials and attorneys are trying to help untangle the confusion around the recently passed Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act. The act signed into law in late May 2000 eases citizenship requirements for those who served in Laos on behalf of the United States during the Vietnam War.
Experts warn that not all Hmong will qualify under the act, in fact applicants who are found to have broken immigration and other U.S. laws in the past may face deportation.