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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums128 Tricky Questions That Could Stand Between You and U.S. Citizenship
New York TimesTake it from me, a noncitizen, there is much to learn from the naturalization test, one of the final hurdles an immigrant must clear to become a citizen.
Its pretty tough actually, particularly the new and expanded version of the civics test that is to go into effect on Dec. 1. To those of us living under The Stephen Miller School of Exclusion, this is one more barrier to an immigrants quest to live here. The questions and answers are online now. Ive been practicing in a variety of American accents.
The latest test has 128 civics questions about American government and history. Just getting to take the test usually means youve made it through an obstacle course involving reams of paperwork, thousands of dollars in lawyer and government fees, years of legal residency, a biometrics appointment and an English proficiency test. The questions come in the form of an oral test where an officer from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S.C.I.S., asks the would-be citizen to answer 20 of the 128 civics questions; if she gets 12 right, she passes. After that, all she needs to do is pick up her paperwork. Then she can pledge allegiance to the flag and decide which season of Real Housewives to watch to truly understand this complex nation.
The latest test is a jump from the current one, which requires you to study only 100 questions, and answer 10 of them, with 6 correct answers, to pass. The Trump administration has left almost no part of the immigration system untouched. It made changes large and small, from thundering bans of entire nationalities to insidious but potent administrative changes like this one. However innocuous some changes may seem, they illuminate the end goal: curbing legal immigration.
Its pretty tough actually, particularly the new and expanded version of the civics test that is to go into effect on Dec. 1. To those of us living under The Stephen Miller School of Exclusion, this is one more barrier to an immigrants quest to live here. The questions and answers are online now. Ive been practicing in a variety of American accents.
The latest test has 128 civics questions about American government and history. Just getting to take the test usually means youve made it through an obstacle course involving reams of paperwork, thousands of dollars in lawyer and government fees, years of legal residency, a biometrics appointment and an English proficiency test. The questions come in the form of an oral test where an officer from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S.C.I.S., asks the would-be citizen to answer 20 of the 128 civics questions; if she gets 12 right, she passes. After that, all she needs to do is pick up her paperwork. Then she can pledge allegiance to the flag and decide which season of Real Housewives to watch to truly understand this complex nation.
The latest test is a jump from the current one, which requires you to study only 100 questions, and answer 10 of them, with 6 correct answers, to pass. The Trump administration has left almost no part of the immigration system untouched. It made changes large and small, from thundering bans of entire nationalities to insidious but potent administrative changes like this one. However innocuous some changes may seem, they illuminate the end goal: curbing legal immigration.
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128 Tricky Questions That Could Stand Between You and U.S. Citizenship (Original Post)
brooklynite
Dec 2020
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Karadeniz
(22,574 posts)1. We know few graduates of American high schools could pass the test.
jcgoldie
(11,647 posts)2. the president could answer all 128...
... the over/under is 14 correct...