Becoming A Us Citizen

Dreams are merely your own fantasies living within your mind. The American Dream is anything you believe it to be, all depending on each individual's mentality. If there was a better way of saying this, it would be like this: “Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one’s time, for dreams are our realities in waiting. In dreams, we plant the seeds of our future” (unknown). The American Dream is a misconception for the ways that society has portrayed it to be. As how society paints a portrait in the minds of people, that America is only about freedom and equality where life comes easier than it does in other countries. There is no right way to fulfill the American Dream. For some it may be to simply emigrate to the U.S, to provide a better life for

I was 14-year-old when I left my country to move to America in March 2012. When I heard I was moving to the United States, I was so delighted words cannot even describe how excited I was that day. I remember the night before my trip I could not sleep. I was excited because my whole family was going to be with me. My dad migrated to Florida four years before we came, therefore, I could not wait to see him again.

For many people, it could be a challenge to become a U.S. citizen. For others, becoming a U.S. citizen was easy. Everyone has the dream to become a U.S. citizen, but not everyone has the privilege to be a U.S. citizen. For the people that do have the privilege to become a U.S. citizen there is a process that the applicants must take and get granted with U.S. citizenship. The steps for becoming a U.S. citizen are eligibility, applying for citizenship, and take oath of allegiance.

Imagine needing to move to a new country because of violence, limited job opportunities, or an oppressive government. Now imagine finding out it may take up to 20 years to get out of that dangerous environment. This is the reality millions of immigrants trying to come to America face every day. In order to become a US citizen, one must first possess a Green Card for at least 5 years, be at least 18 years of age at the time of filing for citizenship, be able to read, write, and speak basic English, submit an N-400 form, take the US Naturalization Test, and have a personal interview to determine if said immigrant is a person of good moral character. This process takes at least 5 years, and that’s if said immigrant does not run into any troubles with filing. Because of this lengthy process, millions of immigrants, many with

Emmanuel Mendez is a 35 year old male, who is husband to Carmen and father to Josephine. Emmanuel is currently in the process of applying for his U.S citizenship. He moved to the United States four years ago and currently speaks Spanish and understands some English. He has had difficulty finding consistent jobs and is currently unemployed. He is finding it extremely difficult to cope with unemployment. He consumes various bottles of liquor throughout the day to keep him occupied. Emmanuel is also dealing with the embarrassment of his wife being employed and solely taking care of the household. He is used to being the “breadwinner of the household.” These differences have created stress and marital conflict. Emmanuel and his daughter have grown distance in the past couple of months. He believes it’s because she is being influence by her American friends. She is upset that she is not embracing her Dominican heritage.

In the USA there are better job opportunities, better education and universities, and a better government. The job opportunities part is self explanatory: There are a lot more jobs available in the USA. There are also better schools which can also help you get a better job. Also good if you have children. The government has laws that allow you to be much more free than in most other places, with a good police force, military, navy, and all of that who help protect you.

There are lots of pros to having immigration in the United States. But the question is, should the United States allow illegal immigrants to become US citizens? Legal and undocumented immigrants do well for the economy. The undocumented immigrants take the jobs that the legal and American citizens do not want. Undocumented immigrants work harder and longer hours than legal citizens of the United States. “Allowing these immigrants to regularize their status will not only strengthen our national security, but will also stimulate the economy and enhance America’s rich, vibrant, and diverse culture"(formerly American Jewish Committee). Immigrants who are not legally in the US pay taxes. So this is a good argument to allow them to become legal

The process to becoming a citizen is not hard, but you have to have been a good residence of the United States. That

There have been millions of people that are immigrants who try to become a citizen, in the United States. As far as they can become citizens, is as far of American history knowledge they have. The Naturalization Civics Test makes a person become a citizen a bit more easy. The Naturalization Civics Test is important, because even if you get 6 answers correct on the test, you still have a fifty percent chance to pass. The question was intended to be harder and more difficult to answer but became easier, if you study your history it’s an easy pass.

Is the Citizenship test hard? Is the test too easy? How many people pass the test?

I really liked this weeks topic as we will get a lot of different responses from each discussion.

Mexico. China. India. Philippines. There is one thing that all these countries have in common, which is that from these countries comes the largest immigration population. These are people coming to the United States to live the American dream. These immigrants are poor, have no wealth and come with zero valuable objects. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. Over the years the United States poverty levels have risen due to the increase of immigration. The United States government should provide more funding for the Department of Immigration/Naturalization to ensure that legal immigrants can be provided with a basic education, become a marketable workforce and decrease reliance on social services.

The poor performance shown on the test can be explained by a number of factors. First, participants were not expecting to be tested and therefore could not study for the exam. Foreigners often spend weeks to months studying U.S. civics in preparation for this test. However, these immigrants almost always speak another language other than English. The test is administered

Claim: The process to get a citizenship to the U.S. should be longer because doing something faster doesn’t get the whole job done.

I am born and brought up in the country of India. My entire 18 years were spent in my city New Delhi. It was during my high school year that I got the news we have finally got the visa for United States after a long wait of 11 years. It took me few days to realize the fact that I was going to fly abroad, away from my country. The emotions were more of confusion and uncertainty rather than gladness and joy.