Naturalization

Finding the right balance of which citizens from which nations and which economic and social backgrounds has always been difficult. Article 1, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution grants Congress the right to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, a rule which Congress has changed numerous times to better adapt to ever-changing social and political crises. The most recent big change to these rules occurred in 1965, and has proved to be ineffective in the 21st century as the demand for low-skilled workers has gone up alongside the need of employers to fill low-skilled jobs. One of the biggest hindrances to allowing more immigrants in is the concern of public safety which could be solved by requiring all immigrants to go through a screening that would prevent dangerous people from entering the country. Immigration reform has always caused controversy and has always ended in compromise. All sides will have to work together to establish laws protect our country and allow it to remain…

men). Foremost, the flaws in immigration laws manifested as power relations of race in which the interpretation of these laws based on racial perceptions was taken to the extreme. Kevin R. Johnson, a Professor of Law and Chicana/o Studies at The University of California, Davis, points out that the first manifestation of racial discrimination in the U.S. immigrant naturalization laws was “from 1790 until the emancipation of African American slaves after the Civil War” when “immigrant…

Lessons from Tanzania’s Naturalization of Burundian Refugees” address the ability of global policy to create durable solutions for refugees, as demonstrated through the impact of global policy on naturalization in Tanzania. Even though global policy contributed to the formulation early implementation of Tanzania’s naturalization policy, it was not able to ensure its full implementation due to the increased domestic opposition to local integration. The impact of global refugee policy on…

government, a chance for a better life, or other personal reasons. Whatever the reason for going to a different country, the one thing that all the reasons have in common is that their lives will in some way become better. Governments would be helping these people improve their lives by giving them the opportunity to legally live in the country. This comes down to the simple act of people helping other people. Despite the implications brought about from offering a pathway to citizenship to…

In life, we find some people who want to leave their country for a better life, but sometimes their dreams are not easy to achieve because they face many obstacles. People are moving from their own countries because they really don’t have a comfortable life and can’t make money easily to supply their necessities like education and a high standard of living. These things drive them to leave their countries to find a better life in a different country. Illegal immigration is a problem that is…

Delorme: Essay 12 – Immigration Law Topic: Discuss the Denaturalization Procedures to include: illegal procurement of naturalization; residence in foreign country within one year after naturalization; other grounds for denaturalization. Illegal procurement provides an independent ground for revoking naturalization. This is an expression that has been held to express something wider in scope than fraud, not limited to deliberate deception. For instance, a fraudulent act of illegal procurement…

There is a topical ongoing debate in society about whether citizenship is becoming an outdated notion in the 21st century. Citizenship refers to the “state of being vested with the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen” (Dictionary, 2016). In the last century, the concept of citizenship has altered drastically and in addition, there is now more then one type of citizenship in existence. Until the modern era arrived, there were only two types of citizenship; natural born or naturalised. A…

The United States immigration system is very complex. The Immigration and Naturalization ACT is the main body of law that governs current immigration policy in the United States. For the purpose of this paper, I am going to briefly discuss the deportation procedures that the United States currently abides by. First off, the main agency that deals with illegal immigration is Immigrations Customs Enforcements, aka ICE. Subject for types of people that can be deported includes any undocumented…

The Naturalization Act of 1870 increased the time period for immigrants to wait 14 years before they can become a legal citizen of the United States. This act went through many reforms and even extended the laws and protections to African Americans. “Chinese Americans in the late nineteenth and earlier twentieth century responded to the exclusion laws through protest and adaptations.” (212, MPAIH). The Immigration Act of 1917 was the most sweeping anti-immigration act in perhaps all of US…

Immigrants who go through naturalization process should be welcomed with open arms, but we do need to regulate the total population.Current illegal immigrants in the U.S should be expelled if they sneak into the U.S , bring no skills but drugs and violence. we generally agree with the comprehensive reform, however, it is important to expelled those immigrants who are dangerous terrorists or take advantage of the rights without having any responsibilities. Parents of the anchor baby can gain a…