What is it about?
Naturalization has long been recognized as a crucial step in the full integration of immigrants into US society. Yet until now, sufficient information on the naturalization-eligible has not been available that would allow the federal government, states, localities, and non-governmental service providers to develop targeted strategies on a local level to assist this population to naturalize and to overcome barriers to eligibility. This paper remedies that deficiency by providing detailed estimates on the naturalization-eligible from data collected in the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS).
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Why is it important?
Naturalization is a win-win for immigrants, their families, and US communities. Yet many do not take this important step. This paper examines why and what can be done to increase naturalization rates.
Perspectives
Naturalization should be the aim of US immigration and integration policies.
Mr Donald Kerwin
University of Notre Dame
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This page is a summary of: The US Eligible-to-Naturalize Population: Detailed Social and Economic Characteristics, Journal on Migration and Human Security, January 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.14240/jmhs.v3i4.54.
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