Immigration Then and Now

 

An immigrant seeking citizenship through naturalization must go through an interview process. Part of this interview is the Civics (history and government) test in which the applicant will be asked 20 questions and must answer them verbally. Out of a list of 128 questions, they must answer 12 out of 20 random questions correctly. Think you can pass the Civics immigration test? Try it out with this practice test!  Immigration Practice Civics Test Or you can check out the 2020 version of the test with answers here:  2020 Civics Test with Answers

  Resources:    Edgenuity   U.S. Immigration Timeline - HISTORY   Key findings about U.S. immigrants | Pew Research Center   Push or Pull Factors: What Drives Central American Migrants to the U.S.? - National Immigration Forum   Immigration Data and Statistics | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)   Immigration  t hen &  n ow   Mid-1800's through 1924   Present  Day   Around 1815  most  immigrants were Irish and German   Push factors: famine in Ireland, political  unrest in Germany   Pull factors:  job opportunities and political/religious freedom   1849  -  the Know-Nothing Party was formed as a  retaliation  towards immigrants entering the nation    In 1875 the Supreme Court  declared  that it’s the responsibility of the federal government to make and enforce immigration laws.   In 1882 the  Chinese Exclusion Act  passed banning Chinese immigrants from coming to the U.S.   Many migrants were unskilled workers   Immigration Act of 1917 required immigrants to be able to read and write

  Citizen (noun)  a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it ( Merriam-Webster's Dictionary) A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or political community. (Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute) someone who has the  right  to  live   permanently  in a  particular   country  and has the right  to the  legal  and  social   benefits  of that  country  as well as  legal   obligations  toward it (MacMillan Dictionary)  Did you know there is a watch brand named citizen? And a coffee shop? And a band? And numerous apps? While the word citizen has been normalized in our society, many individuals emigrating to the United States understand the term in an entirely different way. Those who a re  fighting to become a U.S. citizen must go through an extensive, convoluted, expensive and time consu