How To Be An American Citizen

Becoming a citizen of the United States is a very prolonged process. Not just anybody can necessarily become a US citizen, there are multiple requirements and responsibilities to becoming a citizen, no matter if it is here in the US or any other particular country such as brazil or Germany. Being a US citizen is a special privilege and those who have become fortunate enough to become a citizen in the US should feel extremely lucky and proud. Even though they do become US citizens, they necessarily should not forget about their home country, but at least share the joyfulness of becoming a US citizen. The process of becoming a proud citizen of the Us is not necessarily hard, but you have to have been a decent residence here in the US, this basically means that you had obeyed all of the laws, were a good person with good moral character.

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

The Heritage Foundations, Tim Kane, Ph.D., writes “America’s exceptional status as a ‘nation of immigrants’ is being challenged by globalization. The biggest challenge for policy makers is to distinguish illusory immigration from real problem. The supported approach from recent years ‘a policy of benign neglect’ is no longer an option.” Members from the Senate and House of Representatives both recognize this and should be given credit for their efforts to craft this proposed comprehensive law which today, is known as the ‘Amnesty Plan.’ I strongly agree with this ‘Amnesty Plan’ and feel it needs to be pushed through due to its solid pillars. Such as, having

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.

have you ever wonder how it is to be an immigrant? Traveling over the border to actually be free? To have better job opportunities, to let your children be able to receive the education. Tuesday, November 8. Karla Rodriguez, a senior high school. She’s a regular citizen. On election day, a day to choose our president. Karla was ready. She was ready to go through what was expected. Karla got dressed on a Tuesday morning, getting ready for school. As she left her room, she went downstairs for breakfast. As she stumble down the stairs, her brother’s son started crying. She went back upstairs to go check on the baby. After she was done with the baby, she went downstairs and heard yelling in the kitchen. She heard her abuela and mom fighting over

The Citizenship Project required us to create something that displayed what it meant to be an American Citizen. I used an empty cereal box and made an American themed cereal, which showed some ways to fulfill one’s duty being an American citizen. I acquired inspiration from the document that showed 150 things someone can undertake to build social capital. The document contains a list of things that Americans should do, but often impede themselves, in their communities. I believe that it is important to do some, if not, approximately all of the things listed. This list includes things like; voting, joining clubs, jury duty, attending town meetings, etc. These ideas are included in my cereal box as well as other things such as privileges that

an American means staying in a state where everyone is free, the country allows for freedom to worship, to speech, freedom of association and freedom to remain in any part of the country regardless of the race, religion or ethnic group. It is an honor to be an American because one is free to elect the leaders of their choice, and leaders who respect the rule of law and adherence to the constitution. It gives you a confident and hopes that you are successful in your career, and to be the American citizen you have been born in this country, or you apply for citizenship when you are an immigrant. The nation and the states provide privileges and rights to its citizens, and the Americans have to follow the law and exercise their rights through voting and selecting their leaders (Jeannel).

Becoming a United States citizen is such a difficult task that many immigrants are crossing the border illegally. Today, the naturalization process is a large controversial topic. To become a citizen one has to go through a series of tests including topics about US government, language, and civics. One has to be able to speak and understand English which can be extremely difficult as a second language. Because it is so difficult to becoming a citizen or let alone enter a country with certain permissions, immigrants are illegally crossing the border causing issues and tension with existing United States citizens. Becoming a United States citizen should be easier because it would decrease illegal immigration, decrease human trafficking, and

Becoming a citizen of the United States is a very lengthy process. Not just anyone can become a citizen of the United States. There are many requirements and responsibilities to becoming a citizen, whether it is of the United States or any other country. Being a citizen of the United States is a very special privilege. The people who do become a citizen should be very lucky and proud to be the citizen of the United States. Even though they do become citizens of the United States they shouldn't forget about their own country either, but share the joyfulness.

To be an American citizen to me means that you have the right to do more than other people in the world and you have more freedom than even more people because they don’t get the freedoms that we have. And since I have been getting more freedoms because I’m an American citizen, I can choose what I want to do, such as what job I want, or who I want to marry when I become of age. Also since I’m an American citizen, I can choose my religion and not be discriminated against because I chose that religion. To sum up so far it means that if you’re an American citizen, you can be free to do whatever you want as long as it’s legal. Also to be an American citizen to me, it means that if America gets in trouble, everyone in the states should help to defend the US from whoever is causing trouble for the America.

As a new voter to the American society, it is my duty to know who and what I am voting for. It is said that people with a higher education are more likely to vote. My role is to represent the Senator, political party, and the candidate for the United States of America. Learning to become such an American that has the right to vote, and gives the final thoughts on how a certain subject should be ran. With being a college student and studying real world issues, gives me a better understand of the complex issues, and what changes can be done to either help or take away the situation. My civil responsibility as an American is to participate in government. To participate in the government voting, volunteer, and acknowledging what is going on in

Suddenly it was clear to me that I had to go into the battlefield to drag those injured men out from the front line. There I sat on the corner of the building hearing those men call my name “Steve help us, hurry”, then I waited for the right moment to go in and it came when they reloaded guns. I went in crouching down and then out of the blue I saw this girl in the building scared and afraid, but the men were crying out “Steve help us”, so I dove quickly dragging each man one by one until there were none left. After the injured men and I went back to H.Q. where I started to take care of them. When no one was looking I went back to where the little girl was and when I got there she was still there, I went up to her and carried here to H.Q.

As a pre-service teacher and UN-DPI Youth Representative, I have learned that I am lucky and blessed to be a U.S. Citizen. Why? Think about it: I am currently pursuing a higher education in one of the greatest countries in the world. In other words, I am getting the opportunity to achieve my American Dream. In fact, many citizens from around the world, specifically in third world countries, face difficult challenges every day, especially for survival. In addition, recently, after learning more about the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and its 2030 targets, I feel that now is the right time for me to participate in a service-learning trip in Nicaragua. I feel that in order for me to grow more as a person; I must be exposed to a