Naturalization
Imagine that you are a non-citizen. Do you think you could easily meet the requirements to become a citizen? Are you sure about requirement #4?
Would you be willing and able to take the Oath of Allegiance*?
Do you think you could pass the citizenship exam?
Should we make the naturalization process harder?
Write down two questions you have about the naturalization process?
During the last decade, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed more than 6.6 million naturalized citizens into the fabric of our nation. In fiscal year 2013, 777,416 individuals were naturalized, and in fiscal year 2014, 654,949 people were naturalized. If it were up to you, how many people would you allow to become naturalized citizens?
*Naturalization Oath
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
