US Citizenship

With this year being an election year, there has been an increase in the number of qualified permanent residents applying for citizenship. It`s an established precedent, with most election years spurring an increase in naturalization applications as permanent residents decide to become citizens in order to cast a ballot. In many cases, the media coverage […]

According to the June USA Today/Gallup Poll as well as other sources, Hispanic voters may be more concerned about the economy than they are about immigration issues. This may be significant, since candidates in this year`s election are focusing on immigration issues to attract these voters, even though the community as a whole seems to

The food stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is being threatened, according to some advocates, by the new Farm Bill and other proposed legislation in Congress. SNAP is based on citizenship, employment, and household income, and it provides a safety net for those who may not have enough money for

Voter ID laws in Florida and in other states have sparked much controversy. The laws require voters to prove citizenship in some cases and to provide government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Advocates of the laws say that voter fraud is rampant, with many non-citizens voting, so the laws are required to prevent the

The Justice Department has informed Florida that its attempts to remove non-US citizens from voter rolls may violate the 1993 National Voter Registration Act and Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Authorities in Florida allege that there may be thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls and has taken steps to verify the citizenship of

When a child is born to US citizens, that child is automatically a US citizen, even if the child is born outside the country and remains outside the US. However, in order to adopt all the rights of US citizenship – such as a passport – a family must claim the US citizenship. The child

For many people, US citizenship is a great privilege and one that they value for their entire lives. After all, US citizenship allows a person to travel with a US passport, live and work in the US, vote in US elections, and run for office in the US. However, a small number of people give

With 2012 being an election year, election laws and election rules are in the news again as the country gears up to elect its leaders. One of the most basic rules of voting in US elections is that only US citizens have the right to vote. Indeed, the right to vote is considered to be

One of the privileges and rights of US citizenship is the right to vote. With this being an election year, many new US citizens are hoping to be able to cast their vote in the upcoming election – and a group of immigration advocacy groups is working hard to ensure that new US citizens can

After seventeen years of trying, a popular contestant for the reality TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” has finally achieved citizenship. Her struggle underscores what many immigrants to the US already know – that the path to citizenship is long, involved, and often expensive. Dancer Snow Urbin appeared on the first season of

In most cases, anyone who applies for naturalization will need to pass a citizenship test, which tests English language ability as well as a knowledge of US civics and history. For many immigrants, the naturalization test is a stressful process but government officials, as well as citizenship classes, stress that passing the test is all