NEARLY 20,000 ALIEN WORKERS IN NORTHERN Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:00
MARIANAS
New registration program draws heavy response
By Ferdie de la Torre SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, Dec. 30, 2009) – In the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), an estimated 19,000-plus alien workers and those with Immediate Relative status participated in the Office of the Federal Ombudsman s accounting process, which ended yesterday after a 16-day run.
In response to a Saipan Tribune inquiry, Ombudsman Pamela Brown disclosed that as of Monday, over 18,000 alien workers in the CNMI have filed registration forms and her office expects around 1,500 more to be submitted yesterday, the last day of the accounting process.