The committee said it will soon release information on how it plans to approach the issue, given the fact that it is clearly a national government responsibility.
In his meeting with the committee, Prahar noted the difficulties experienced by FSM citizens in the U.S. military as they are unable to be promoted to higher ranks due simply to fact that they are not U.S. citizens.
Members of the committee said it has been the hope and desire of Yap to have the right of dual citizenship granted to its people “so that those in the military can excel through the ranks and those who live in the United States can also get the benefits of U.S. citizenship while at the same time retaining their FSM citizenship.”
The committee said it is cognizant of the fact that the FSM national government should address this issue.
The FSM Congress can propose and pass a constitutional amendment so it can be on the ballot in the March 2011 general elections.
The committee agreed to draft a resolution calling on the FSM Congress to address this issue.
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