Hello,
In the whole illegal-immigration, employment immigration debate going through the senate these days, I think there is something really falling under the radar. I mean that there are many changes proposed to citizenship and naturalization in these bills and ammendments.
I was taking a look at some proposed ammendments to Frist's proposal and found these little "pearls" of interest. I would be interested in knowing if somebody has already contributed here in the forum or somewhere else about the citizenship and naturalization changes.
Some proposed ammendments:
SECTION 644. STRENGTHENING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2006''.
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(2) FASTER CITIZENSHIP FOR ENGLISH FLUENCY.--Section 316 (8 U.S.C. 1427) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) A legal resident of the United States who demonstrates English fluency, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, will satisfy the residency requirement under subsection (a) upon the completion of 4 years of continuous legal residency in the United States.''.
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The oath of allegiance seems to stress the renunciation a lot more, I don't know which effect this could have on multiple citizenship status:
`I take this oath solemnly, freely, and without any mental reservation. I absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance to any foreign state or power of which I have been a subject or citizen. My fidelity and allegiance from this day forward are to the United States of America. I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and will support and defend them against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will bear arms, or perform noncombatant military or civilian service, on behalf of the United States when required by law. This I do solemnly swear, so help me God.'.
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And, I guess in order to make having more than one citizenship harder, they add later:
(3) NOTICE TO FOREIGN EMBASSIES.--Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--
(A) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and
(B) sworn allegiance to the United States.
Please feel free to contribute anything else you might find interesting about the current proposals as it affects to current naturalized citizens or prospective applicants.
My 2 cents
In the whole illegal-immigration, employment immigration debate going through the senate these days, I think there is something really falling under the radar. I mean that there are many changes proposed to citizenship and naturalization in these bills and ammendments.
I was taking a look at some proposed ammendments to Frist's proposal and found these little "pearls" of interest. I would be interested in knowing if somebody has already contributed here in the forum or somewhere else about the citizenship and naturalization changes.
Some proposed ammendments:
SECTION 644. STRENGTHENING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2006''.
........
(2) FASTER CITIZENSHIP FOR ENGLISH FLUENCY.--Section 316 (8 U.S.C. 1427) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) A legal resident of the United States who demonstrates English fluency, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, will satisfy the residency requirement under subsection (a) upon the completion of 4 years of continuous legal residency in the United States.''.
.......
The oath of allegiance seems to stress the renunciation a lot more, I don't know which effect this could have on multiple citizenship status:
`I take this oath solemnly, freely, and without any mental reservation. I absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance to any foreign state or power of which I have been a subject or citizen. My fidelity and allegiance from this day forward are to the United States of America. I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and will support and defend them against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will bear arms, or perform noncombatant military or civilian service, on behalf of the United States when required by law. This I do solemnly swear, so help me God.'.
........
And, I guess in order to make having more than one citizenship harder, they add later:
(3) NOTICE TO FOREIGN EMBASSIES.--Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--
(A) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and
(B) sworn allegiance to the United States.
Please feel free to contribute anything else you might find interesting about the current proposals as it affects to current naturalized citizens or prospective applicants.
My 2 cents