Guam - Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Tony Babauta announced that the report on the alien worker population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was submitted today by Congress. Babauta is expected to present the report to CNMI Governor Benigno Fitial in Saipan.

The report contains data on the alien population in the commonwealth as well as recommendations for long-term status for the alien population. Babauta says the report represents the continued support of the federal government in the development of the commonwealth, both politically and economically.