A new citizenship test rolled out by the Trump administration is being criticized as too difficult and could deter people from becoming U.S. citizens.
The migrant advocacy nonprofit group National Partnership for New Americans says the new test is longer and has multiple answers, rather than one-word answers that are more complex and subjective regarding American history.
“This new citizenship test is the latest deliberate and systemic barrier designed to exclude, not educate. A person’s ability to become a citizen should not depend on financial resources, literacy level, arbitrary historical opinions, or what they post on their social media accounts,” NPNA Executive Director Nicole Melaku said Wednesday.
The group says the harder test, as well as increased scrutiny of social media accounts to screen for anti-American sentiments are reducing the number of people becoming naturalized citizens.
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USCIS says it also has implemented stricter reviews of disability exceptions to the English and civics requirements.
In order to become a naturalized citizen, applicants also must show “good moral character, looking for positive contributions to American society instead of a mere absence of bad behavior. The agency is also resuming neighborhood investigations to ensure that aliens meet statutory requirements and are worthy of U.S. citizenship,” the agency says.
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