The Path To Citizenship Ch' 1:2

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"We The People"

• The Path To Citizenship (Ch. 12)

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I. Becoming a Citizen

• A. Citizenship by birth
• 1.born within country
• 2. American territories
• Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. military base

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3. foreign birth to parent(s) who are citizens

• a. may hold dual citizenship
• 4. children born on U.S. soil to non-citizens
  (14th amendment)

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B. Naturalization

• 1. Immigrants who wish to settle here
• 2. file Declaration of Intention to USCIS
• 3. live in U.S. for 5 yrs.

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• 4. file application for citizenship
• 5. interviewed by USCIS
• 6. citizenship exam (language skills, history)
• 7. take oath of allegiance at ceremony
  

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Oath of Allegiance

• "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."

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II. Loss of Citizenship

• A. improperly obtained naturalization
• B. renounce (give up) citizenship

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III. Aliens in the U.S.

• A.U.S. accepts 675,000 immigrants/yr.
• B. focus on relatives of U.S. citizens, skilled
  workers, investors

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C. many here illegally (10 to 12 million)

• 1.some are temporary visitors who never left
• 2.stayed after permits expired
• 3. crossing our borders

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US- Mexico Border
Texas border
Arizona border
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4. U.S. Border Patrol protects our borders

• a. illegals
  deported if apprehended
• 5. ICE enforces our laws and protects against
  terrorism

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D. legal aliens

• 1.hold jobs, pay taxes, attend school,
  own property
• 2. must carry ID cards
• 3. cant vote or run for public office