US Citizenship

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.

The Birthright Citizenship Amendment is one that has caused controversy. Should  a person that is  born in the US, regardless of whether the parents were here temporarily, or illegally be considered an American citizen? The 14th Amendment states “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside”, ( Spalding, 2010). The interpretation of this amendment has caused the controversy.

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.

“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United States of America.” Without the right that the Constitution brings us, we wouldn’t have rights therefore the United States wouldn’t be a good place to live in. The Constitution brings us the right of freedom of speech (first amendment) , the right to bear arms (second amendment), and the right to protect against unreasonable government actions such as search and seizure of person property (fourth amendment). Being an American citizen means that you have rights that they would like you to fulfil. As an American citizen is it voluntary to vote, but others are required such as obeying the law and paying taxes. The Magna Carta, John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, and the Petition of Rights explains the rights and the responsibilities of an American citizen.

I don't think they achieved full citizenship because they still faved segregation, they don't have complete rights, there was racism. Some ways they faced segregation were their public spaces were separate and more run down than rights. Blacks couldn't go the same places or do the same things as whites with whites. A lot of people were hostile toward them because they had been taking there jobs. Although the 14 amendment said they had full citizenship they didn't because they still couldn't vote . Another way they weren't full citizens was they couldn't serve in a jury because they were former slaves. One way they faced racism was with the ku klux klan (kkk) because they wanted to drive them out of a political life. The ku klux klan (kkk)

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

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America. He is noted for his enthusiastic personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement. Before becoming President, he held offices at the city, state, and federal levels. Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. On January 26, 1883 in Buffalo, New York Roosevelt delivered a speech that reveals his ideas of what an ideal citizen is and what his role in the community should be. President Roosevelt’s ideas of citizenship in 1883 are different from the

The first institution that plays a major role in immigration is the Department of Homeland Security (DOH). John Francis Kelly is the fifth and current United States Secretary of the Department. Within the Department of Homeland Security lies the U.S. Citizenships and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to “Who Does what in U.S. Immigration”, the USCIS, “…is responsible for providing immigration-related services such as processing immigrant and nonimmigrant benefits; adjudicating refugee, asylee, and naturalization petitions; and granting or denying work authorization”. USCIS has four eligibility requirements:

Being an American citizen is such an important part of the American life. Many people of different races have to deal with racism because of this. Being a documented citizen means having the same American duties and obligations of a citizen. Without documents, one can't have a normal life in America. The risk of being deported, fired, and decriminalized is still there.

Rule: In order for someone to have the capability to file a lawsuit the law of Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction must apply. Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction states that the citizens involved in the lawsuit must be from different states or from a foreign country. Someone might file in Federal Court because the state might favor its own citizen. Federal law also requires a minimum amount of $75,000.

Should all undocumented immigrants go back home?The problem is that some people want them to go back home because they think they will steal and make our world bad. However, many people don’t understand that there are many benefits to giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, not just for the immigrants but also for the whole country. Undocumented immigrants should have an opportunity to get their citizenship papers.

A natural-born citizen has multiple meanings depending on the people you talk to. The main question going around includes: Is Ted Cruz technically eligible to be president? In “Ted Cruz Is Not Eligible to Be President,” Mary McManamon, a constitutional law professor at Widener University Delaware Law School, argues the facts about a natural-born citizen. McManamon claims that Ted Cruz is ineligible to be president because he was born in Canada. Throught McManamon’s article she uses information from the COnstitution and her knowledge to argue about why Cruz is not eligible to be president or vice president of the U.S. I agree with McManamon’s viewpoint because technically if Cruz was not born in the United States he technically should not be classified as a natural-born citizen and is not eligible to be president.

According to the book, the act was designed to consider blacks a second-class citizenship, right after many discussions were made with politicians about how they should reconsider the definition of race, equality and creates the immigration policy. They also wanted to create equality laws for races that emigrated from other countries into the U.S. It is also an act of collecting data of the demographic population of each race from where they came from and where they choose to live in the U.S.

I am an immigrant named Miguel. I wanted to start a new life in a different country, so I tried to become a citizen in the U.S. I am 28 and I have a bachelor's degree for a doctor and I planned to come to find a job as a doctor. I came from Australia and gained legal citizenship in the U.S. I will take you through the steps of gaining legal citizenship.

George Frederick Will, born in 1941, is a political journalist and television commentator. Will attended prestigious colleges like Trinity College, Oxford University, and Princeton University. He was very well educated in politics and educated students from Michigan State University and the University of Toronto. His essay “Subject to Interpretation”, displays his opinion about whether children of illegal immigrants born in the United States should be given the power of birthright citizenship. Will gives his idea of how undocumented immigrants view their idea of birthright citizenship as a free ticket to the United States. United States-born children of undocumented immigrants should not automatically be granted citizenship because the undocumented immigrants are abusing the power of the granted citizenship.