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You become an American citizen by being born in the USA or you can become one by getting “naturalized.”Becoming naturalized is a heck of a lot harder.It not only means having to meet all the legal and residency requirements Congress has established, it means passing a U.S. civics test that would stump a random cable-news talk show host.Sadly, based on the results of the civics test they take, naturalized American immigrants understand the uniqueness of their adopted country better than many native-born Americans. ...Immigrants in the naturalization process routinely pass the test 91% of the time, demonstrating their strong understanding of our history, the functions of our government and the duties of being an American citizen.Meanwhile, according to a recent Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation survey, only 40% of native-born Americans can pass the same test — a worrisome finding for a representative republic that requires informed and engaged voters so it may thrive.In 2020 the Trump administration made the U.S. civics test harder. ...
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Topic: Tom Purcell: Civics lesson for the Fourth (Read 104 times)
