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Chapter 1 Section 2 The Path to Citizenship

Chapter 1 Section 2 The Path to Citizenship. Who are American citizens?. The fourteenth Amendment defines a U.S. citizen as anyone “born or naturalized in the United States”. 2 Ways to become an American Citizen. By Birth By Naturalization. By Birth. By being born on American soil

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Chapter 1 Section 2 The Path to Citizenship

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  1. Chapter 1 Section 2The Path to Citizenship

  2. Who are American citizens? • The fourteenth Amendment defines a U.S. citizen as anyone “born or naturalized in the United States”

  3. 2 Ways to become an American Citizen • By Birth • By Naturalization

  4. By Birth • By being born on American soil • If both of your parents are American citizens • Or if one of your parents are American citizens that have actually lived in the united states

  5. Dual Citizenship • Some circumstances, Americans may hold dual citizenship. • A child born abroad to American parents may be both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country of his or her birth

  6. Aliens • NO not this kind. • Aliens – any noncitizen living in the united states • Some come to study, to work, or to visit relative. • Some aliens plan to settle here and become naturalized citizens. These are called Immigrants

  7. Immigrants • People who move permanently to a new country and undergo the naturalization process

  8. The Naturalization Process • Step 1. File a Declaration of Intention. • Step 2. Live in U.S for 5 years • Step 3. Learn English, Civics, U.S. History. • Step 4. File an application of Naturalization. • Step 5. Meeting with an immigration examiner. • Step 6. Court Appearance/Oath of Allegiance

  9. Citizen for Life • Only the federal government can grant or revoke citizenship • A person can revoke their own citizenship, but one done can not regain citizenship

  10. Aliens in America • The united States restricts the number of immigrants who can enter the country. • Relatives of citizens and people with needed job skills receive the highest priority

  11. Immigration Act of 1990 • A new policy that benefits people with particular skills, talents, or the money to invest in the economy

  12. Illegal Aliens • There are 10 to 12 million aliens living in the United States illegally • Some enter as temporary visitors but never leave • Other risk deportation by illegally crossing our borders with Mexico and Canada.

  13. Deportation • The process of sending an illegal alien back to their home country.

  14. Legal Aliens • Aliens who have entered the United States legally lead lives much like American citizens. • They hold jobs, pay taxes, and are entitled to legal protection • They can not: vote in election, run for office, serve on juries, or work in most government jobs. • They must also carry identification cards at all times

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